Mining Incidents

No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

T J B Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Deel Thomas G & Bill
Roseann, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406342

No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
Ownership history
  1. T J B Mining Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 14 85,478
1986 5 3,039
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

3 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

July 21, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T J B Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MINE OPERAT2R WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PUMP FROM THE WELL,WHEN A SECTION OF WATER LINE FELL AGAINST THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND,THUS CAUSING INJURY.