Briarfield Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE OWNER/OPERATOR AT THIS MINE WAS HELPING OUTSIDE MAN LOAD A 2460 RIPPER JACK IN HIS TRUCK. WHEN HE PICKED UP END OF JACK HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404858). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1988–1992
- Latest incident
- Sep 1992
Ownership history
- Briarfield Coal Corp 1977 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
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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.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
10 on file1992 · 4 incidents
April 25, 1992
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Briarfield Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME OPERATING SC ON 001 SECTION.WHILE RUNNING BUGGY AROUND A BREAK,HIT LEFT KNEE AGAINST COAL RIB.
Briarfield Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS A PINNER HELPER ON 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER.INJURED SAID HE HURT HIS BACK BENDING ROOF BOLTS USED TO SUPPORT MINE ROOF.THERE WERE NOT WITNESSES.
Briarfield Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 60' INBY SURVEY STATION IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN #5-#6 ENTRIES ON THE 001-0 FIRST RIGHT SECTION.THIS AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF ALSO RE-BOLTED WITH 6 FOOT M ECHANICAL BOLTS ON 12-17-91.
1990 · 1 incident
Briarfield Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
WHILE RIDING PINNING MACHINE FROM PLACE TO PLACE RAN OVER SOME LOOSE COAL & HIT HIS BACK ON THE TOP
1989 · 3 incidents
December 6, 1989
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briarfield Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CONNECTIONS LINK FROM FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN WITHOUT SECURING LINK. WHEN OBJECT WAS STRUCK IT THEN RICOCHETED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
Briarfield Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
OPER INER FROM DICK SC BUGGY BACKED IN TO DECK CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE HIM IN AIR LANDING ON FOOT.
February 16, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Briarfield Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AROUND 9:00 PM I.NAME WAS CHANGING TIRE ON MESCHER MANTRIP TRACTOR , HURT HIS BACK. WHILE REMOVING LUG NUTS FROM WHEEL UNIT, FINISHED REST OF SHIFT. WENT TO BUCHANAN GENERAL AT END OF SHIFT. T HERE WAS NO WITNESS.
1988 · 2 incidents
September 28, 1988
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Briarfield Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
ON 09-28-88 THE EMPLOYEE INJURED NECK WHILE OPERATING 21 BUGGY.THERE WAS NO WITNESS.WAS NOT REPORTED WHEN OCCURRED.RECEIVED COMP CLAIM-11-01-88.HE WAS IN CAR WRECK ON 09-23-88 HURT NECK WAS WE ARING NECK BRACE.
Briarfield Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object
AT 7:15 AM I.NAME WA RIDING IN MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT HIS EAR ON HALF HEADER. IA ASKED IF HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR OR BACK OUTSIDE HE SAID HE WOULD BE OK. OTHER EMPLOYEE SAW IT HAPPEN.