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No 18-A Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Sea B Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Pilgrim Knob, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403168

MSHA record for No 18-A Mine (mine ID 4403168). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. Sea B Mining Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 18-A Mine 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

9 on file

1985 · 1 incident

February 28, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sea B Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

LAMINATED SHALE FALL OCCURED DURING THE NIGHT BETWEEN 02-27-85,02-28 85.FALL WASIN THE BELT&TRACK ENTRY DAMAGE NO INJURIES.

1984 · 1 incident

February 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sea B Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPORX 3000 FT OUTBY THE FACE AREA #8 ENTRY RETURN AIR COURSE 50 FT OUTBY SURVEY STATION #1287 FALL IS 30X18X10 AREA BOLTED WITH 6 AND 8 FT ROOF BOLTS

1983 · 7 incidents

September 7, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sea B Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ WAS SETTING TIMBER BETWEEN BELT DRIVE AND TRACK SUPPLY MOTOR AND CAR CAME AROUND CORNER AND SUPPLY CAR STRUCK INJURED CATCHING HIM BETWEEN CAR AND BOTTOM INJURED COULDN\T HEAR SUPPLY MOTOR BECAUSE OF BELT DRIVE NOISE

September 1, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sea B Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN ABANDONED AREA SUB MAINS 2ND RIGHT THE ROOF FALL WAS 70 FT LONG, 22 FT WIDE AND 8 TO 10 FT THICK.

July 28, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sea B Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ON RIB WHILE WATCHING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM.

June 20, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Sea B Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CONVEYOR BELT FOULED IN TAIL PIECE.EMPL PUT SWITCH IN SEVERAL TIMES,TRYING TO START BELT.CREATED ELECTRICAL ARC THAT JUMPED PHASE TO PHASE AND STARTED ELECTRICAL FIRE.