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Mine No 2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Scat Cat Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Little
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406817

MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4406817). 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
1996–1998
Latest incident
Oct 1998
Ownership history
  1. Race Fork Coal Corp 1995 to 1996
  2. Scat Cat Coal Company Inc 1996 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

4 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

1997 · 1 incident

November 25, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Scat Cat Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING A RESIN ROOF BOLT WHEN THE PLATE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE WRAPING HIS HAND AROUND BOLT AND BREAKING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1996 · 1 incident