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Mine No 3: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Gamble Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Glen A
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406413

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4406413). 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
1988–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
Ownership history
  1. Gamble Mining Inc 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

5 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

April 18, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gamble Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING ON BELTDRIVE AT SURFACE LOCATION.COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

April 5, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gamble Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PULLING ON WATERLINE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT KNEE ON WET BOTTOM.

February 13, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gamble Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REPLACING LARGE TRANSFORMER IN CONTINUOUS MINER.LIFTING TRANSFORMER OUT OF MACHINE.

1988 · 1 incident

October 7, 1988 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gamble Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING SIDE BOATRDS OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR DID NOT CUT METAL SIDE BOARD COMPLETELY OFF TOOK SLEDGE HAMMER & HIT SIDE BOARD & IT FELL STRIKING MAN ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE