Mining Incidents

No 2: 2 reportable incidents Coal

A & N Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Perry Allen Whited
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406850

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4406850). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1997–1999
Latest incident
Feb 1999
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
1
inspections on record
2
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 2 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Gardner Inc 1996 to 1997
  2. A & N Coal Company Inc 1997 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2002 0
2000 0
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, 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.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1999 · 1 incident

February 16, 1999 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & N Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 5' OUTBY SPAD #91. 1600 FT. OUTBY FACE, 100 FT. INSIDE ROCK, MEASURED 55'LX20'WX5'T. AT #1 RETURN ENTRY, BOTLS USED 4TH CONVENTIONAL.

1997 · 1 incident

December 27, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
A & N Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON 001 SECTION AT #3 ENTRY WAS 650 FT.FROM SURFACE AND 40 FT OUTBY FACE. ROCK MEASURED 35 FT. LONG 18 FT. WIDE 7 FT. THICK. ROOF FALL AREA WAS CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF.