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Mine No 2: 1 reportable incident Coal

Gamble Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Glen A
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406318

Mine No 2 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
Ownership history
  1. Gamble Mining Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 12 55,429
1986 12 39,697
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

November 3, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Gamble Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PREPARING TO DR3LL FOR ROOF BOLT IN #5 HEADING PIECE OF SCALEY ROCK FELL STRIKING I.NAME MIDDLE FINGER BREAKING PHALANGE O T END OF FINGER.LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER.