Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Chad Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by James Taylor; Coy Taylor
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406286

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4406286). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
Ownership history
  1. Eastern Energy Corp 1986 to 1987
  2. Chad Coal Corp 1987 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

11 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

July 28, 1989 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chad Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON HAULAGE BELT.

June 30, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chad Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PUTTING WATER BETWEEN THE BELTS GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP BELT AND A TOP BET ROLLER

1988 · 2 incidents

April 4, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chad Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING SAFETY POSTS STRAINED BACK LIFTING TIMBERS

February 18, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chad Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HE WAS PUTTING UP TWO SPOTS BOLTS, HAD TWO SAFTY JACKS, SET INSTALLED ONE BOLT, AS DRILLING SECOND HOLE, WAS CHECKING TOP WITH LEFT HAND WHILE DRILLING, A LOOSE ROCK FELL, CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON PINNER HEAD.

1987 · 4 incidents

1986 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1986 VA · Coal drill helper EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Eastern Energy Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS H 9LPING ON DRILL GETTING READY TO MARK HOLES OFF TO BE DRILLED OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY DRILLED INTO A SHOT THAT HAD FAILED TO GO OFF IN PREVIOUS CUT

August 4, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN FACE OF33 ENTRY 001 SECTION 110 FT INBY S.S. 88 FALL 31/2 FT THICK 18 FT WIDE, 15 FT LONG NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.