Mining Incidents

No 10: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Calico Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cecil T Brinager
Keen Mountain, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406727

MSHA record for No 10 (mine ID 4406727). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1993–1997
Latest incident
Jan 1997
Ownership history
  1. Calico Coal Inc 1992 to present
  2. Just-Us Coal Corp 1995 to 1995
  3. Raven Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1995
  4. Kade Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1997
  5. K & N Coal Company Inc 1997 to 1997
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 10 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 18, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kade Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELLOW EE INBY ATRS KILLING HIM INSTANTLY WHILE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE DUAL HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL INBY SUPPORTED ROOF. #3 ENTRY RIGHT CROSSCUT AT SS#278.

Reportable incidents

18 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 1 incident

January 23, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kade Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

PULLING ROCK WITH SLATE BAR LOST HIS BALANCE GRABING TO MACHINE CUT HIS HAND

1996 · 9 incidents

September 11, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kade Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING CURTAIN WITH MUD AND WATER SOONED AND STRAINED HIS GROIND AREA.

August 7, 1996 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kade Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SLATE BAR SLIPED WHILE PULLING ROCK AND HIT SHOULDER BRUISING IT.

June 18, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Kade Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS SERVICON MINER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 2 FT BY 2 FT BY 4 IN STRUCK HIM IN BACK AREA.

1995 · 1 incident

1994 · 3 incidents

August 19, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calico Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING THE MAN ON HIS BACK.

March 16, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calico Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE AREA THAT FELL HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND CRIBBED WATER CAUSED THE TOP TO DETERATE.

1993 · 4 incidents

August 22, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calico Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE AREA THAT FELL WAS AN AREA THAT WAS A FAULT. IT HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS AND CRIBS HAD BEEN SET PRIOR TO THE FALL.

August 11, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calico Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A SLICK SIDED SLIP HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 5FT. BOLTS AND METAL STRAPS. THE SLIP BROKE LOOSE PULLING THE TOP LOOSE FROM 6.5 - 7.0 FT.

March 1, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calico Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL LANDING ON MAN'S FOOT.