Mining Incidents

No 1: 17 reportable incidents Coal

Raintree Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Gary A Horn
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406648

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4406648). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1992–1999
Latest incident
Feb 1999
Ownership history
  1. Leah Corp 1991 to 1992
  2. Raintree Coal Company 1992 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

17 on file

1999 · 1 incident

February 4, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL IN BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, HIT EE ON BACK.

1998 · 4 incidents

December 21, 1998 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raintree Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

December 13, 1998 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Raintree Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STANDING BESIDE OF SCOOP GOT FEET CAUGHT UNDER EDGE OF SCOOP FRAME BRUISED TOP OF BOTH FEET

October 20, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EE'S KNEE WHILE HANGING CURTAIN. BRUISED KNEE ON LEFT LEG.

1997 · 3 incidents

October 23, 1997 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Raintree Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXAMINING BELT LINE ON MOVING MANT RIP LOW COAL SEAM LAYING DOWN WITH HEEL OF LEFT LEG RESTING ON FRAME MANTRIP RAN OVER UNSEEN HOLE BOUNCING LEFT LEG DOWN FACING KNEE JOINT BACKWARD BEYOND LI MIT CAUSING TEAR OF THE CARTILEDGE HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON 3-2-98.

February 3, 1997 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE WORKING ON BELTS EE HAD A GOLF CART TO ROLL BACKWARD. HE CAUGHT UP WITH IT AND FRONT WHEEL HIT HIM ON LEFT LEG, CAUSING IT TO BREAK.

January 2, 1997 VA · Coal INUNDATION
Raintree Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE CUTTING COAL IN #1 ENTRY THE MINER CUT INTO AN OLD MINE. WATER CAME IN AND HAD TO BE PUMPED OUT.

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 2 incidents

1994 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1994 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT TO SQUARE BELT WITH BELT KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG.

September 6, 1994 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raintree Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TRAM MOTOR IN SCOOP WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR & FRAM E OF SCOOP RING FINGER & LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT LITTLE WAS BROKE

August 30, 1994 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raintree Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF BUGGY TO START BELT DRIVE HE FELL & TWISTED KNEE (RIGHT)

1993 · 1 incident

April 17, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DECK OF SCOOP THAT EE WAS RUNNING CAUGHT CORNER IN 4 ENTRY CAUSED COAL TO BE DISLODGED AND HITTING EE ON SHOULDER AND NECK CAUSING BRUISES.

1992 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOFBOLT, PINNER STEEL BROKE AND CUT HIS FINGER.

June 25, 1992 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raintree Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WITNESS DESCRIBED INCIDENT AS REPLACEMENT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK ON BELT DRIVE. EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING WITH HAMMER WHEN MATERIAL CAME UNDER GLASSES. EMPLOYEE KNOCKED GLASSES OFF WITH HAND WHEN T HIS HAPPENED.