Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Shannon Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ray Jacky
Pilgrim Knob, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4402238

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4402238). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Apr 1983
Ownership history
  1. Three Forks Coal Company 1950 to 1971
  2. Clay Mining Co 1971 to 1974
  3. Winston Mining Company 1974 to 1976
  4. Burnt Chestnut Coal Co 1976 to 1979
  5. Shannon Coal Company Inc 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

April 30, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shannon Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN RETURN AIRWAY 2 X-CUTS INBY THE #2 BELT DRIVE. THIS FALL IS 3000\ OUTBY WORKING SECTION. THIS FALL PROBABLY OCCURRED THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL 1983.