Mining Incidents

Mine No 2: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Crystal Bay Corp · Underground
Controlled by Steve Wolford
Mavisdale, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406749

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4406749). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1994–1999
Latest incident
Feb 1999
Ownership history
  1. Permac Inc 1993 to 1994
  2. Crystal Bay Corp 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 24, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Crystal Bay Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN INTO HEADING #4, WHEN HE SAW LIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION FOUND INJURED INFLICTED WITH HEAD INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

22 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1999 · 1 incident

February 13, 1999 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crystal Bay Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING OFF SHUTTLE CAR TO SWITCH SEATS WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

1998 · 8 incidents

October 2, 1998 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS EXITING MINE ON PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF MINE.

September 29, 1998 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS JACKING UP TAILPIECE WITH SLATE BAR & LOST GRIP. SLATE BAR HIT HIM ON RIGHT CHEEK OF FACECAUSING A LACERATION

August 27, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING PINNER STEEL, WHEN IT BROKE AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

August 24, 1998 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CHANGING RIPPER JACK ON MINER AND RIPPER JACK FELL ON RIGHT HAND RING FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTURE.

May 9, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING PINNER STEEL, WHEN PINNER STEEL BROKE & CUT HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER.

May 4, 1998 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRIMMING A BELT SPLICE, WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & PUNCTURED HIS INNER THIGH OF HIS LEFT LEG.

May 4, 1998 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS INSTALLING A SPROCKET CHAIN ON THE BELT DRIVE WHEN HIS PINKIE [LEFT HAND] GOT CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN, CAUSING HIS PINKIE FINGER TO BREAK.

1997 · 3 incidents

September 24, 1997 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A PIECE OF BELT STRUTURE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS THIRD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND IN STRUCTURE CAUSING A LACERATION AND BRUISE.

May 16, 1997 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING ROLL OF MINING BELT, WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND IT FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

1996 · 3 incidents

September 9, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SWITCHING OPERATORS WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HEAD AND SHOULDERS. THIS CUASED EMPLOYEE TO BE PUSHED FACE FIRST INT O THE MIENR DECK FRACTURING NOSE.

May 29, 1996 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING MINES, WHEN HE WENT UNDER BELT FLY, HE HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

March 2, 1996 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TWO GEAR OIL CANS WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS LOWER BACK, OBTAINING A HERNIATED DISK.

1995 · 5 incidents

August 31, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Crystal Bay Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS MOUNTING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON SHUTTLE CAR. INJURY WAS UNREPORTABLE UNTIL MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN ON 9-20-95.

July 26, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

June 9, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by flying object

OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING A PIN ON A BELT SPICE, WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER (METAL) CAME OFF AND EMBEDDED IN THE RIGHT FOREARM OF THE INJURED WHO WAS STANDING IN THE AREA.

February 20, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING PINNER CABLE, WHEN HE TURNED AROUND A HANGING WIRE STRUCK HIM IN THE RT EYE. OBTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION.

February 16, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Crystal Bay Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING JACK TO AN AREA WHERE HE COULD USE IT RAISE THE BELT AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK OBTAINED LUMBAR SPRAIN.

1994 · 2 incidents

November 7, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, OBTAINED LUMBAR STRAIN.

November 1, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Bay Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING NEW TAIL SECTION IN #3 HEADING WHEN HE GOT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RT HAND CAUFGHT BETWEEN ANCHOR PIN AND TAIL SECTION OBTAINING A BROKEN FINGER.