Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
36473ING TRACTOR TO PUSH OUT CAR AND CAUGHT FINGER WITH COUPLING PIN.
No 2: 16 reportable incidents Coal
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James Little
Wolford,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405800
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4405800). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1988–1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
Ownership history
- Middle Creek Coal Corp 1981 to 1988
- Double J Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- Race Fork Coal Corp 1989 to 1989
- Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc 1989 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
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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
16 on file1992 · 2 incidents
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MUD SEAM FELL 15' WIDE 3' THICK 15' LONG.
1991 · 3 incidents
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE CALLED THE DAY AFTER AND SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT LINE.
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PC OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB STRUCK ON BACK PULLING CABLE
March 15, 1991
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A TIMBER AND MASHED HIS FINGER.
1990 · 6 incidents
October 18, 1990
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON MINER CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE.
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL 160'X20'X5' IN RETURN AIR COURSE AT SURVEY STATION 198 2 BREAKS OUTBY BLOCKING TRAVEL. Y
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS TRAVELING DOWN NO. 6 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE.
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS RIDING ON PERSONNEL CARRIER AND HAD HIS HAND OUTSIDE OF RAIL AND CAUGHT RIB AND CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
March 23, 1990
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS PUTTING UP CURTAIN & TWISTED KNEE COAL SEAM IS LOW & REQUIRES CRAWLING.
Lucky L & L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP TRACTOR TO COUPLE TO PUSH CART CAR WAS HOLDING DRAW BAR OF CAR WITH ONE HAND & STEERING TRACTOR WITH OTHER WHEN HE CAUGHT RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DRAW BAR & TRACTOR CRUSHING END OF FINGER.
1989 · 2 incidents
April 5, 1989
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Double J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM BELTLINEWHEN HE PULLED THE ROCK UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND THE BELT CAUGHT THE ROCK THEREFORE PINNING HIS HAND AGTAINST THE TOP BETWEEN THE ROCK CUTTING THE LITTLE FINGER & THE ONE NEXT TO IT OFF ON THE LEFT HAND
March 15, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Double J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROOF BOLTER PINNED HIM UP AGAINST THE RIB.
1988 · 3 incidents
Double J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
CUT LEFT SIDE WAS BACKING OUT OT CUT RIGHT SIDE WHEN PC OF DRAW ROCK FELL FORM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EMP SHOULDER ANDC BACK.
Double J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
FORMAN DISMISSED EMPL AFTER HE CAME TO SURFACE HE STATED THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS BACK PULLING CABLE.
Middle Creek Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING ON OUTSIDE AND TORCH BLEW UP.