Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Blue Star Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Greer Robert
Conaway, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405476

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4405476). 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
1983–1985
Latest incident
Aug 1985
Ownership history
  1. Blue Star Coal Corp 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 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

1985 · 3 incidents

January 7, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blue Star Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NO INJURIES OCCURRED INBY SPAD 434 BLOCKING ENTRY THIS IS THE RETURN NAD SUFFICIENT ROOMING IS STILL AVAILABLE TO TRAVEL AROUND THE FALL AREA

January 7, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blue Star Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL NO INJURIES OUTBY SPAD #348 THIS FALL IN THE RETURN ENTRY AND SUFFIENT ROOM IS STILL PROVIDED TO TRAVEL AROUND IT

1983 · 2 incidents

February 9, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blue Star Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON BELT IN 5 ENTRY APPROX 600FT OUTBY FACE NO INJURYS FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP CLEAN UP PLAN POSTED