Buck Garden Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
UNTENTIONAL ROOF FALL.
Mine No 4: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Buck Garden Coal Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Richmond Robert W & Dare Mc Kinney
MSHA Mine ID: 4606373
Mine No 4 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Jan 1984
Ownership history
- Buck Garden Coal Company 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 21 | 5,411 |
| 1985 | 26 | 49,936 |
| 1984 | 23 | 83,485 |
| 1983 | 31 | 49,735 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 4 sits in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Nicholas County, West Virginia · Population 24,446
6.1%
Mining share of county employment
$49,280
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1984 · 1 incident
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1983 · 1 incident
July 7, 1983
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buck Garden Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS REPAIRING BRIDGE CHAIN COME A LONG SLIPPED & CHAIN CAUGHT HIS HAND.