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Mine No 4: 18 reportable incidents Coal

Kentar Energy Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406531

MSHA record for Mine No 4 (mine ID 4406531). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1990–1997
Latest incident
Sep 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2007
1
inspections on record
5
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 5 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Black Bear Coal Corp 1989 to 1998
  2. Wellmore Coal Corp 1998 to 2003
  3. Kentar Energy Company 2003 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, 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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1997 · 1 incident

September 26, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Bear Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

THIS IS A FAULT AREA ACROSS THE MINE. WHERE THE ROOF FALL OCCURED AT 50' INBY S.S. 95 IN THE MAIN INTAKE.

1996 · 5 incidents

July 30, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

JARRED KNEE WHILE RIDING MANTRIP EE STATED HIS KNEE GAVE HIM TROUBLE WHILE HE WAS IN THE ARMY.

May 28, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OVER EXERTION PULLING ON CABLE RUPTURE.

May 27, 1996 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND BREAKING ROCK. HE BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW.

February 7, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE HAS POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENTS.

1995 · 2 incidents

October 19, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Black Bear Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PIN MACHINE RAN OVER FOOT.

1994 · 1 incident

August 30, 1994 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Black Bear Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYE EWAS RIDING SCOOP BUCKET BACKWARD TOWARD OUTSIDE. HE SHIFTED HIS POSITION IN THE BUCKET. THE SCOOP OPERATOR PULLED IN DIPPER BLADE MASHED FROM FIRST JOING TO TIP.

1993 · 3 incidents

August 31, 1993 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND BLET.THE SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT ROLLER FLIPPED BACK AND HIT HIS HAND.

July 15, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Bear Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

CAUSED BY STRESS...RELIEF JOINTS. THESE JOINTS WERE NARROW AT THE BEGINNING OF #6 INTERSECTION WIDER IN CROSSCUT.

1992 · 1 incident

April 14, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE REMOVED ROCK FROM BELT CAUSED A BACK STRAIN.

1991 · 2 incidents

September 6, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I PULLED OXYGEN TANK OUT OF TRUCK LEANED TANK UP AGAINST TAILGATE. TANK STARTED TO FALL & I GRABBED FOR OXYGEN TANK. THEN I FELT SOMETHING PULL INSIDE BACK.

1990 · 3 incidents

December 19, 1990 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BREAKING BOLTS LOOSE FROM MINER.

December 18, 1990 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Bear Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BREAKING BOLTS LOOSE FROM MINER,HAIRLINE FX TO WRIST.

March 30, 1990 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Black Bear Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS WELDING & PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS EYE.