Mining Incidents

No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Tandem Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Lester Jerry M
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405691

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405691). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Triple Y Coal Corp 1981 to 1981
  2. Tandem Mining Corp 1981 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

5 on file

1984 · 1 incident

April 6, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tandem Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND AND MASHED IT AGAINST PINNER HEAD JACKS WERE INSTALLED

1983 · 4 incidents

June 7, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tandem Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR PULLED HIS MACHINE ON HIS FOOT.