Mining Incidents

Mine No 2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Marietta Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mullins Carl & Sylvia
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406799

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4406799). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1996–1998
Latest incident
Apr 1998
Ownership history
  1. Race Fork Coal Corp 1995 to 1995
  2. Marietta Coal Company Inc 1995 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

5 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

1997 · 1 incident

June 24, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marietta Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUGGY.

1996 · 2 incidents

September 5, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marietta Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL FELL ABOUT 1200 FEET FROM FACE AREA INA NEUTRAL ENTRY WHERE NO ONE WAS TRAVELING. ROCKFALL WAS CRIBBED ON ALL SIDES.

February 26, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Marietta Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SWING JACK ON BOOM OF MINER DEVELOPED A CRACK AND OIL SPRAYED OUT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES.