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No 2 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Bristol Coal Corp · Underground
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406303

MSHA record for No 2 Mine (mine ID 4406303). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
Ownership history
  1. Bristol 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
ⓘ 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

7 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 6, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THE SHUTTLE CAR3OPERATOR WHILE HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM THE MINER TO THE FEEDER WAS STRUCK ON THE KNEE (LEFT) BY A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH HAD DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF, FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERE D PATIENT WAS T9ANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL, X-RAYED AND DIAGNOSIED AS BRUISED KNEE.

1987 · 5 incidents

October 22, 1987 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MINER OPERATOR 4AS LOADING THE LAST CAR FROM A CUT IN THE NO.1 HEADING. A PIECE OF LOOSE SHALE APPROX 2" X 3' X 5' SLABBED FROM THE UNSUPPORTED ROOF TOWARD THE DECK AREA AND BETWEEN THE LAST R OW OF BOLTS. TH9 EDGE OF THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM CAUSING THE BRUISE

March 23, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bristol Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WATER SEEPAGE T2ROUGH ROOF IN AFFECTED AREA,THE FALL DID NOT IMPEDE PASSAGE OR IMPAIR VENITILATION IN RETURN ENTRIES. FALL ACCURED WHILE MINES WERE IDLED OVER THE WEEKEND OF 03/21 OR 03/22 OF 1987. 3

March 16, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bristol Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WATER SEEPADE T2ROUGH ROOF IN THE AFFECTED AREA.THE FALL DID NOT IMPEDE PASSAGE OR IMPAIR VENTILATION IN THE RETURN ENTRIES.ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MINES WAS IDLED ON WEAKEND OF 3/14-3/15 OF 8 7. 3

1986 · 1 incident

August 15, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS INSTALLING FINAL BOLT OF CUT WHEN A ROCK DISLODGED FROM TOP. THE OPERATORS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE DRILL HEAD.