Mining Incidents

No 2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Smurfco Inc · Underground
Controlled by Raymond Cline
Council, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406721

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4406721). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Dec 1993
Ownership history
  1. Harvest Coal Inc 1992 to 1993
  2. Smurfco Inc 1993 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

3 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

December 6, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Smurfco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RIDING IN ON MANTRIP EMPLOYEE GOT ON TOP OF MAN TRIP AND CAUGHT ON OVERCAST.

October 16, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Smurfco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 50' OUTBY SPAD #68, 100 FT. OUTBY FACE. 25' WIDE X 30' HIGH X 10' HIGH. NO AFFECT TO MINE'S #5 ENTRY.

October 7, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Smurfco Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING UP STRAPS WHEN ROCK FELL HITTING HAT AND PUSHED DOWN AND FRACTURED NOSE.