Capital Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR OF PERSONNEL CARRIER BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE TOP WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAN OVER A ROCK OPERATOR SUFFERED LIGMENT DAMAGE & A FX. BONE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER
No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Capital Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Hank K Matney; Fred D Matney; Rick A Matney
Big Rock,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404952
MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4404952). 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
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Dec 1988
Ownership history
- Tas Coal Corp 1978 to 1986
- Capital Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 2 Mine 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
3 on file1988 · 2 incidents
June 14, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Capital Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE TRAMMING THE 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER THE OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY TRAMMED THE MACHINE UPON HIS LEFT FOOT THE OPERATOR SUSTAINED A BRUISE AND SWELLING THE HIS FOOT X RAYS SHOWED NO BREAKAGE O F ANY BONES.
1987 · 1 incident
Capital Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE REPLACING3PANEL BOARD COVER THE VICTIM INADVERTENTLY DROPPED THE METAL BOARD ON HIS FINGER CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THE FINGER WAS INJURED REQUIRING 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE W OUND.