Mining Incidents

Mine No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Lucky J Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Mack Stiltner
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406258

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4406258). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. Arrow Mining Inc 1985 to 1986
  2. Lucky J Coal Company 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 2 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

August 17, 1987 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lucky J Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS3LOCKING UP SCOOP TO FIX A FLAT WHEN A SPLINTER CAME OFF OF THE TIMBER AND WENT IN TO HIS ARM.

June 26, 1987 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lucky J Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CUTTING COAL IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT NO.4 HEADING 001 CONT. SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF(DRAW ROCK APPROXIMATELY 4 FT.X5FT.X1 1/2FT.)FE LL BETWEEN 48" 9ESIN BOLTS ON 4 FT. CENTERS,STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE BACK CAUSING INJURY.