Reliant Fuel Company · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS SITTING IN INTERSECTION WHEN SMALL ROCK DISLODGED BETWEEN TWO BOLTS FELL STRIKING EMP ON LEFT FOREARM COAL SEAM 38 IN THICK
No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Reliant Fuel Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Merritt Jerry L
Shortt Gap,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405917
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405917). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Jul 1983
Ownership history
- Reliant Fuel Company 1982 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
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
April 5, 1983
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Reliant Fuel Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE BEING HAULED TO OUTSIDE, WHILE MOVING HE RAISED UP TO SPEAK TO SCOOP OPERATOR AND SO DOING CAUGHT SHOULDER IN TOP.