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No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

T G O Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ted Osborne Jr
Shortt Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406098

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4406098). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1985–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Freddie Dean Coal Inc 1984 to 1985
  2. Kevin Lee Mining Inc 1985 to 1985
  3. J N J Of Cedar Bluff Inc 1985 to 1985
  4. B C L Mining Inc 1985 to 1986
  5. Wythe Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  6. Low Gap Mining Company Corp 1986 to 1986
  7. Low Gap Mining Company Corp 1986 to 1986
  8. M Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  9. A J & A Mining Inc 1987 to 1990
  10. Wellmore Coal Corp 1990 to 1990
  11. T G O Coal Corp 1990 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

6 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 9, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T G O Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING DRAW ROCK LAYING ON FLOOR #2 HDG TO GET ROOF BOLTER POSITIONED ,HURT HIS BACK.

1990 · 2 incidents

December 10, 1990 VA · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
T G O Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

HE HAD DUMPED A CAR OF COAL AND WAS PROCEEDING BACK TO THE FACE WHEN, ABOUT 100 FT INBY THE DUMPING POINT, A PIECE OF SCALEY TOP FELL HITTING HIM ON THE NECK.

October 19, 1990 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
T G O Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM SAID HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW TOP AND KNEE WAS KNOCKED AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE DECK OF THE SCOOP.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1987 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
A J & A Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN SET A T3MBER ON BELT LINE WHICH HAD A BO BELT SCRAPER ATTACHED TO IT HE TURNED ON THE BELT LINE AND WAS SHOVELING COAL OFF THE BOTTOM ONTO THE BELT LINE THE TIMBER CAME LOOSE AND HI T HIM ON THE LE1S CAUSING PAIN AND BRUISE TO THE LEFT HIP

January 20, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EES KNEES WERE 3OT POSITIONED INSIDE SCOOP DECK WHEN SCOOP STARTED TRAMMING. RESULTING IN KNEE BEING CAUGHT AGAINST LOW TOP & TWISTING L.ANKLE UNDER OPERATING PEDAL.

1985 · 1 incident

November 9, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
B C L Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RT KNEE HIT ROOF WHILE INJURED WAS OPERATING SCOOP