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Mine No 5: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Comanche Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Blankenship Ralph
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406487

Mine No 5 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
Ownership history
  1. Comanche Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1989 14 66,682
1988 9 2,133
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 5 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

1989 · 4 incidents

September 6, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Comanche Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND SLABBED AROUND BOLTS HITTING HIS HIP AND LEG.

August 15, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Comanche Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING FEEDER UP ON T AILPIECE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TRAM LEVER & JACK HOLDING TAILPIECE

April 13, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Comanche Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

OUT CROP MUD SEAM WATER PRESENT CAUSING ROOF FALL 0'20' L X 20' W X 48" THICK, NO MACHINERY WAS CAUGHT. DISCONTINUED MINING PULLED SECTION BACK.