T M Fuels Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THERE WAS MAJOR BOLT IN THE AREA THE SANDSTONE WAS LAMINATED WITH THIN POWER LIKE COAL IN WHICH COULD NOT BE DETECTED BY DRILLING TEST HOLES.
Mine No 2: 4 reportable incidents Coal
T M Fuels Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Bob Belcher
Keokee,
Lee County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406574
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4406574). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990–1993
- Latest incident
- Jan 1993
Ownership history
- Har-Lee Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1990
- Sigmon Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1992
- Big Dog Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1992
- T M Fuels Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine No 2 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1993 · 1 incident
1991 · 2 incidents
October 28, 1991
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE IN MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER GRINDER DEFLECTED OFF PIECE OF METAL & GRINDER DISC CUT THE LEFT LEG JUST UNDER THE KNEECAP
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
MAN HURT HEAD AND LEFT EAR WHILE TRAVELING ON MANTRIP APP. 200 FT OUT OF FACE AREA 001 SECT. HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND TRI SCOOTER. HE WAS RIDING.
1990 · 1 incident
November 17, 1990
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS MACHINE BY TRYIJG TO LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER INSTEAD OF TURNING COMPLETELY AROUND & HIT ;HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF HE HAD HAD SEVERAL WARNINGS FROM HIS FOREMAN THAT T HIS WAS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE BUT HE CONTINUED IN THIS MANNER ANYWAY