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Mine No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Triple E Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ellis Baldwin
Vansant, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405849

Mine No 3 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jun 1983
Ownership history
  1. Triple E Coal Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1985 9 12,073
1984 24 90,661
1983 21 91,274
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

June 16, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Triple E Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROCK DUSTING FACE AREA BETWEEN #3 & #4 HEADING. WHEN 3 SHOTS WERE FIRED. EE WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE IN FACE AREA.