Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCC. TRAPPING ROOF BO ON SHUTTLE CAR.
Mine No 3: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Smith Glen A
Grundy,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406292
MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4406292). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1986–1988
- Latest incident
- Oct 1988
Ownership history
- Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc 1986 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
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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
8 on file1988 · 5 incidents
October 26, 1988
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE GETTING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF BELT ? BELT BACK RIB ROLLED OFF KNOCKING HIM DOWN. HIS HAT CAME OFF AND PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK OR COAL HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
October 19, 1988
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAIL PIECE ROCK SLIPPED CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND
August 25, 1988
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE DISCHARGING BUGGY AT TAIL PIECE A RIB ROLL OFF APPROX.40 INC.LONG 36INC.WIDE 6INC.THICK ON ONE END & ABOUT 18INC.ON THICK END STRUCK VICTIM ON RT.HIP BRUISING HIP & CRACKED BONE IN HIP
August 1, 1988
VA · Coal
stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Fall from ladders
FELL OFF LADDER WHILE HANGING LINE CURTAIN INJ RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT SHOULDER
1987 · 1 incident
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WHILE MAKING FI9E BOSS INSPECTION MINE FOREMAN FOUND A ROOF FALL IN #5 HEADING. FALL MEASURED 20X18X7 THE FALL OCCURRED 120 FT OUTBY FACE AREA
1986 · 2 incidents
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #23HEADING FROM LAST OPEN BREAK INTO FACE AREA.FALL MEASURED 100'LONG X 18-20'WIDE X 4-5'THICK.
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ON PRE-SHIFT EX5MINATION I NAME SECTION FOREMAN)DIS COVERED A ROCK FALL IN #3 HEADING ABOUT50' OUTBY THE FACE AREA.THE ROCK MEASURED ABOUT 60'LONG 16'WIDE 60' THICK.MSHA-VIRGINIA DIVISION OF M MINES OFFICALS 3NVESTIGATE THE ROCK FALL.TIMBERED AREA OFF & DANGERED OFF.