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No 2 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Smith Glen A
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405993

MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4405993). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
Ownership history
  1. Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc 1983 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
ⓘ 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

1985 · 1 incident

September 18, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WORKING ON 12MC JOY MINER REPLACING TREADLINK ON CRAWLER CHAIN A CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS USED TO BLOCK THE MACHINE UP BUSTED AND LET THE MACHINE DROP DOWN CATCHING IN NAMES HAND BETWEEN CRIB BLOCK AND THE MINER

1984 · 2 incidents

October 4, 1984 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Struck by falling object

EXAMINING TOP IN #6 HEADING,PIECE OF ROCK 2\\ THICK X 6\LONG X 2\WIDE FELL STRIKING I.NAME ON RIGHT FOOT.

June 11, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Loose Jaw Coal Company No 4 Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TAPING UP MINER CABLE A PIECE OF BONE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS THIS PIECE OF BONE WAS SLAPE LIKE A TRAINGLE THE LENGHT 3 WIDE 2 MEASURE 1 TO 2 -3 AT THE THICKEST PART THIS PIECE OF ROCK S TRUCK I NAME AROUND THE SHOULDER AND NECK BRUSING HIS NECK.