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Mine No 25: 17 reportable incidents Coal

Dominion Coal Corporation · Underground

Controlled by SunCoke Energy Incorporated

Grundy, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4405923

Mine No 25 has had no fatalities among 17 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 17
Years on record: 1985–1997
Latest incident: Nov 1997

Ownership history

Double B Mining Company Inc 1982 to 1984
Double B Mining Inc 1984 to 1991
Dominion Coal Corporation 1991 to present
Rat Contractors Inc 1992 to 1993
Key West Mining Inc 1993 to 1996
Rat Contractors Inc 1997 to 1998

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Workforce and production

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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.

Year	Employees	Coal produced (tons)
1998	1
1997	2
1996	1
1995	8	30,616
1994	3	13,561
1993	8	28,594
1992	3	8,431
1991	15	7,302
1990	19	69,417
1989	30	130,887
1988	26	72,239
1987	27	84,827
1986	19	44,731
1985	17	54,555
1984	13	1,388
1983	7	4,123

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.

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

17 on file

1997 · 1 incident

November 1, 1997 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS

Rat Contractors Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-WORKED IN COAL MINES FOR 25 + YEARS.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 14, 1995 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Key West Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAKING BELT MOVE & LIFTING STRUCTURE STRAINED BACK

May 11, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Key West Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT HURT BACK.

1992 · 3 incidents

August 27, 1992 VA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Dominion Coal Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKING ON ROCK FALL. SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK AND FELL ON MY LEFT LEG AND KNEE.

August 18, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Dominion Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

96660FALL ON TRACKWAY 1 BREAK INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 121. 20 X 28 X 4.

April 30, 1992 VA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Dominion Coal Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING RAIL OFF CAR, CAME OFF AND CAUGHT HIS HAND.

1990 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1990 VA · Coal superintendent DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS

Double B Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS WITH DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS.

July 23, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Double B Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BELT AND HURT BACK.

1989 · 3 incidents

September 26, 1989 VA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Double B Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

PITCHING TIMBERS AND HURT BACK

August 25, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE

Double B Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SCOOP CAUGHT BELT ROPE FLIPPED MAN OVER BACK INJURY

August 5, 1989 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE

Double B Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS GOING TO MOVE SCOOP OUT OF ROADWAY LET BREAK OFF SCOOP ROLLED & CAUGHT HIM AGAINST SIDE OF DECK

1988 · 1 incident

May 20, 1988 VA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Double B Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER- WORKING ON SPROCKET, HIT WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HIT WORKER IN LEFT EYE.

1987 · 3 incidents

August 4, 1987 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator ELECTRICAL

Double B Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

BURNT HAND ON H2T BATTERYS

May 8, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY

Double B Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

ROPE TO CONTINU2US MINER BROKE THROWING FOREIN PARTICAL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.CUTTING EYE.

February 13, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Double B Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SPRAINED LEFT S2OULDER ROOF BOLTING

1986 · 1 incident

January 24, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Double B Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING UP BLET3TO BACK UP ROLLER.

1985 · 1 incident

March 30, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY