A ROOF FALL 16'3100'X5' IN THE BELT ENTRY OCCURRED SOME TIME BETWEEN 5-23-87 AND 5-25-87. THIS AREA HAS HAD A HISTORY OF BAD ROOF. THE ROOF WAS RE BOLTED AND CRIBS WERE BUILT TO SUPPORT THE TO P INBY AND OUTB2 FOR 70 FT.
Mine No 4: 4 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4406344). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1987
- Latest incident
- Jun 1987
- Sweatbee Coal Company 1986 to 1987
- Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc 1987 to present
Mine No 4 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
4 on file1987 · 3 incidents
RESIN GLUE USED3TO BOLT THE ROOFIN THIS MINE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO SET PROPERLY IN THAT IT WAS LEFT OUTSIDE OVER NIGHT AN EXPOSED TO LOW TEMPERTURE,THEN WAS INSIDE THE MINE AND WAS USED IMMEDIATE LY NOT ALLOWING3RESIN TO WARM TO MINE TEMPERATURE.
THE AREA TO BE 4INED WAS PROJECTED TO CLOSE TO A HOLLOW THE AREA WAS WET AND FRAGILE TOP WAS ENCOUNTERED IN THIS AREA THE HEADING WAS DROPPED AND WILL BE PICKED UP LATER WHEN BETTER CONDITIO NS ARE ENCOUNTE9ED
1986 · 1 incident
MUD SEAM ABOVE 9OOF BOLT WAS ENCOUTERED IN OFFSET FAN ENTRY.AREA CRIBBED OFF AND A FENCE WAS ERECTED TO KEEP WORKERS OUT OF AREA.