Mining Incidents

No 16: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Harman Kendris (Ken)
Mavisdale, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4401904

MSHA record for No 16 (mine ID 4401904). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. Dorothy Mae Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 16 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

8 on file

1986 · 6 incidents

September 4, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS MO5ING THE ROOF BOLTER AND SPUN THE MACHINE AROIUND AND HIT HIM

July 2, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING BELT STRUCTURE INTO A CAR AND THE STRUCTURE BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE WRIST.

May 27, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SE9VICING THE CONTINUOUS MINER AT THE END OF SHIFT & STRAINED HIS BACK

May 20, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLLYEE WAS KN2CKING A RACE OFF OF A SHAFT AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM ON THE WRIST

February 17, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS RE8ETTINGF A SCOOP BRAKER AND FELL AGAINST THE SCOOP

1984 · 2 incidents

May 31, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME AND I.NAME TOOK THEIR LUNCH BREAK, THEY SAT DOWN IN THE INTERSECTION TO EAT, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS HITTING I.NAME IN THE BACK, RESULTING IN BACK BRUISES

May 19, 1984 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Dorothy Mae Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BELT TAKE UP BY PULLING WITH THE END LOADER THE WIRE ROPE BROKE AND THE END CAME BACK STRIKING I.NAME IN HIS LEFT FOOT. HIS ANKLE WAS BROKEN