Mining Incidents

No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Jabro Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harman James E
Swords Creek, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4401213

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4401213). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. H C Bostic Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1977
  2. Messick Branch Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1977
  3. Triple L Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1980
  4. Lester Coal Company 1980 to 1980
  5. D & V Coal Company 1980 to 1981
  6. W H Russ Coal Corp 1981 to 1982
  7. H & M Coal Company 1982 to 1987
  8. Jabro Coal Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
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

1988 · 4 incidents

May 30, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jabro Coal Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS REMOVING CAP FROM RADIATOR THAT WAS OVERHEATING AND IT BLEW UP THROWING HOT WATER OVER HIM CAUSING BURNS

May 30, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jabro Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS REMOVING CAP FROM RADIATOR WHICH WAS OVERHEATING IT BLEW UP AND INJURED FELL AND HURT HIS KNEE

April 23, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Jabro Coal Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOOTING ROCK WITH DYNAMITE AND RECEIVED HEARING LOSS

March 5, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jabro Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFTED A PUMP ONTO A SCOOP AND HAULED IT TO ANOTHER LOCATION IN THE MINES AND BOTH UNLOADED THE PUMP I.NAMES KNEE WAS HURT