Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Ernest E Varney
Oakwood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406115

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4406115). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Triple W Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  2. Black Widow Collieries Ltd 1988 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

October 6, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Triple W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ BOLTING TOP3AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND INJURED FINGER.