Mining Incidents

Mine No 7: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Rogers Coal Co Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Roger
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405952

MSHA record for Mine No 7 (mine ID 4405952). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
Ownership history
  1. Rogers Coal Co Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 7 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

1987 · 4 incidents

May 21, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING BELTL3NE WHEN HE HIT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BELT STRUCTURE WITH A SHOVEL

March 12, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS CLEANING3THE HEAD ON PINNER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS FINGER

February 9, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS PINNING TOP3AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HEAD

1986 · 1 incident

December 15, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS HELPING REM2VE CANOPY FROM SCOOP.CANOPY SLIPPED INJURING FINGERS BETWEEN CANOPY AND TOP.

1985 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A LITTLE ROCK F9LL AND HE JUMPED THEREFORE HURTING HIS BACK THE ROCK DID NOT HIT HIM.

November 1, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & FRACTURED ANOTHER FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE PINNING A ROCK FELL & HE TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM HITTING HIS HEAD THEREFORE HITTING THER ROCK WITH HIS HAND

September 6, 1985 VA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYER RECEVIED AN INJURY TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON THE #1 BELT CONVEYOR.

August 6, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL WAS APPROX 18FT WIDE 20FT LONG IT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE WORKING EVERYTHING WAS THEN SHUT DOWN & THE STATE & FEDERAL WAS CALLED

1984 · 4 incidents

August 9, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck by flying object

WELDING PIECE OF MACHINERY WHEN PIEC OF METAL FLEW OFF STRUCK HIM IN EY

March 26, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

RICKEY WAS PULLING ROCK FROM THE TOP WHEN IT HIT ON THE GROUND IT ROLLED OVER ONTO HIS RT FOOT

1983 · 1 incident

September 25, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Rogers Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN NO. 4 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX. 20 FT. LONG X 20 FT. WIDE X 36" THICK. FALL WAS APPROX. 200 FT. OUTBY THE FACE.