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No 24 Mine: 16 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Justus Ruby Helen
Roseann, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404807

MSHA record for No 24 Mine (mine ID 4404807). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 24 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

16 on file

1987 · 10 incidents

November 25, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ACCIDENT OCCURR9D WHILE OPERATING SCOOP AND HIT A HOLE WHICH JAR HIS BACK AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.

July 21, 1987 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ON A CONVEYOR CHAIN A ROCK WAS THROWN FROM THE CONVEYOR STRIKING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD

April 13, 1987 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER OPR.STOPP9D TO MOVE TIMBER OUT OF HAULWAY STRAINED CERVICAL SPINE AREA RESULTING IN BRUISED DISC

April 6, 1987 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MOVING END LOAD9R-BACKED INTO A STEEL POLE HURTING BACK

1986 · 5 incidents

September 30, 1986 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator MACHINERY
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS3MOVING A ROOF BOLTER THROUGH A FLY CURTAIN AND PINNER HIS LEGS BETWEEN THE PINNER AND A CAR PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FLY.

July 4, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING AROUND 7HE ROOF BOLTER & A PIECE OF STEEL KICKED IN HIT HIM. WILL BE OFF FROM WORK 2 DAYS.

June 24, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lane Hollow Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PIECE OF STE9L HIT AN ARM.

1985 · 1 incident