J J'S Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN FACE OF NO 3 ENTRY 001 SECTION ON CONTINOUS MINER FALL APPROX 60FTX15FTX0-6FT
No 2 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1983
- Latest incident
- Oct 1983
Ownership history
- J J'S Coal Company 1981 to 1989
- Lick Branch Mining Corp 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 | 70,186 |
| 1989 | 7 | 2,223 |
| 1986 | 12 | 37,999 |
| 1985 | 22 | 35,269 |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 9 | 47,740 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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
2 on file1983 · 2 incidents
October 10, 1983
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
J J'S Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE BACKED THE BATTERY POWERED TRACTOR UP TO THE MINER GOT OFF AND HELPED SERVICE THE MINER GOT BACK ON THE TRACTOR THINKING IT WAS IN FORWARD POSITION STARTED TO MOVE BUT IT WAS IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP AGAINST THE MINER CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG AND SIDE BETWEEN THE MINER AND TRACTOR