Mining Incidents

Mine No 4: 14 reportable incidents Coal

J J Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mack Stiltner
Oakwood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406483

MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4406483). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1992–1998
Latest incident
Feb 1998
Ownership history
  1. Triple W Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
  2. J & L Coal Inc 1990 to 1992
  3. Teal Mining Inc 1992 to 1994
  4. Olive Branch Coal Corp 1994 to 1994
  5. Koch Carbon Inc 1994 to 1994
  6. Koch Carbon Inc 1994 to 1994
  7. Doncar Inc 1994 to 1995
  8. Silver Star Mining Inc 1995 to 1995
  9. Raven Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1995
  10. Montra Mining Inc 1995 to 1996
  11. Kade Coal Company Inc 1996 to 1997
  12. K & N Coal Company Inc 1997 to 1997
  13. J J Coal Company Inc 1997 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

14 on file

1998 · 1 incident

February 21, 1998 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
J J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROLL OF BELT WAS HANGING ON A CHAIN FROM A HIGHLIFT. THE ROLL WAS LET DOWN, HIT ON THE ROPE. EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND THE ROPE WAS MASHED DOWN AGAINST HIS BACK AND HIP.

1996 · 2 incidents

December 13, 1996 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kade Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PERSON WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS IN BACK OF TRUCK. HE STUMBLED OVER A CRIB BLOCK AND HURT HIS BACK.

January 2, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Montra Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A MUDDY OBJECT AND FELL AGAINST THE TRUCKCOUNTERWEIGHT.

1995 · 2 incidents

August 23, 1995 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Star Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS TAKING A TRAM MOTOR OUT OF SCOOP ON THE SURFACE AND HURT HIS BACK LIFTING MOTOR.

January 16, 1995 VA · Coal electrician, lineman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Doncar Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A SUPPLY CART FROM PERSONELL CARRIER & THE HITCH CAME UP & HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.

1994 · 4 incidents

May 27, 1994 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Olive Branch Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE (ELECTRICIAN) AND ANOTHER (CHIEF ELECTRICIAN) WERE REMOVING OFF-SIDE RIPPER MOTOR FROM CONTINOUS MINER. EMPLOYEE SAID HE FELT ELECTRICITY AS HE TOUCHED SPEED REDUCER ON MOTOR AND JERK ED AWAY & HIT HIS RT. SHOULDER ON ROOF STRAINING OR BRUISING SHOULDER.

March 29, 1994 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Olive Branch Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CALL ON 3-30-94 AT 1100 TO INFORM BACK WAS INJURED ON 3-29 HAD BEEN TO DR AND WOULD RETURN ON 3-31 HAD NO IDEAL WHEN OR HOW BACK WAS INJURED ON 3-29. MUST HAVE HURT AND DID NOT DETERMINE TI L NEXT DAY STATED EE.

February 22, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Olive Branch Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL BAD TOP TOP CRACKED UP ABOVE THE ANCHOR OF THE BOLTS AFTER THEY WERE INSTALLED NO DAMAGE ON IMPAIRMENT TO THE MINE OR PERSON

1993 · 4 incidents

October 25, 1993 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Teal Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING BELT SPLICE ROPE BROKE NAD PULLED LEG UP UNDER BELT CAUSIGN INJURY TO LEFT LEG.

August 24, 1993 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Teal Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT STOMACH WHILE SETTING PUMP- PULLED SOMETHING.

April 28, 1993 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Teal Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING UNDER HEAD DRIVE WITH SHOVEL AND MASHED FINGER.

February 8, 1993 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Teal Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

CRAWLING ON BELT LINE PUTTING IN STARTURE AND RIGHT KNEE SWELLED UP WORKED ON IT AWAY.

1992 · 1 incident

December 15, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Teal Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SLIPPED OR HORSES BACK FELL OUT SOMETIM OVERNIGHT SET TIMBERS AROUND ALL 4 SIDE OF FALL AND DANGERED OFF.