Mining Incidents

Mine No 4: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Smith Glen A
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406344

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
Ownership history
  1. Sweatbee Coal Company 1986 to 1987
  2. Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 4 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

4 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

June 1, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sweatbee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

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.

March 20, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sweatbee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

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.

February 23, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sweatbee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

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

December 12, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sweatbee Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

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.