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No 2: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Bowman Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bowman Roby
Wolford, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405244

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4405244). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
Ownership history
  1. J & H Coal Corp 1979 to 1980
  2. K & V Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Tandem Coal Corp 1981 to 1982
  4. Scorpio Energy Inc 1982 to 1983
  5. Bowman Coal Company Inc 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 2 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

4 on file

1983 · 4 incidents

September 15, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scorpio Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK, WEIGHING APP. 100 LBS. FROM THE REEL COVER OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. HE WAS IN A FORWARD BENDING POSITION AT THE TI ME.

July 19, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scorpio Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING ROOF BOLT OUT OF MINER CONVEYOR.

June 13, 1983 VA · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scorpio Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

IN PROCESS OF SITTING DOWN ON WOODEN HALF HEADER,LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK STRIKING TAILBONE HARD ON HALF HEADER.

April 16, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Scorpio Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL OCCURRED IN A KNOWN FAULT AREA OF THE MINE. THE SEPARATION OF ROOF OCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS. SOME MOISTURE WAS PRESENT AT THE SEPARATION POINT. TEST HOLES IN TH E ROOF DID NOT REVEAL ANY SEPARATIONS OF THEROOF AT THE TIME THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED.