Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
JARRED BACK WHIEL OPER SCOOP ON 5-5-89
No 2 Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James Estep; Edison Matney
MSHA Mine ID: 4406336
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1987.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 14 | 40,509 |
| 1988 | 15 | 51,314 |
| 1987 | 15 | 54,642 |
| 1986 | 11 | 3,976 |
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
6 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 4 incidents
October 24, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CHANGE PINNER STEEL & SMALL PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE BRUISING IT
September 8, 1988
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LUMPOS OF COAL FROM BOTTOM UPON TO TAILPIECE AND PULLED A MISCLE IN HIS ABCK. HE NOTIFIED OPERATOR AT 10:00AM 04/23/88.
January 14, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
MAN PULLED DRAW3ROCK AND BEGING PINNING TOP. THE ROCK NEXT TO FACE WOULD NOT PULL. HE WAS GOING TO PUT PIN IN ROCK WHEN HE START THE FIRST SECTION OF STEEL ROCK BROKE AND MASHED THUMB ON LEFT HAND ON HEAD P3NNER.
1987 · 1 incident
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED EE WAS 9EMOVING LARGE ROCK FEOM SCOOP BUCKET WEIGHT OF ROCK SHIFTED & CAUGHT HIS FINGERS CUTTING INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER.