Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ADVERSE TOP CON8ITIONS IN ENTRY DIRECTLY OUTBY THE SPLIT BLOCK PILLAR FALL CAUGHT APPRX 5FT TO 10 FT OF THE MINER HEAD
No 3: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Minutemen Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Stephen D Halsey; Carl A Hamilton
Coeburn,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4400288
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4400288). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- May 1986
Ownership history
- Steels Fork Mining Company 1950 to 1982
- Minutemen Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 3 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1986 · 2 incidents
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN MA3N RETURN APPROX 800' IN IN 5 ENTRY ACROSS FROM SPAD 553 IN #4 ENTRY. APPROX 20'X20'X6'-8'.
1985 · 2 incidents
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL JUST OUTBY SPAD 564-APPROX. LENGTH 50\ AVG WIDTH 18\-AUG HIGHT 5-51/2\. APPROX. 900\ INBY PORTALS-APPROX. 4000\ OUTBY THE WORKING FACE. AREA WAS KNOWN TO BE BAD & HAD CRIBS ALREADY S ET.
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL APPROX.20\X20\X(4\-13\)IN 3RD OPEN BREAK OUTBY 5 HEADING -NO/ INTERRUPTION TO VENT.OR PASSAGE OCCURED OVER WEEKEND DISCOVERED APPROX.11:00 PM 3-10-85 ON PRE SHIFT EXAM.
1984 · 5 incidents
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DETECT SLIP IN TOP LARGE ROCK FELL ONTO MACHINERY AND FOUR EMPLOYEES
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DETECT SLIP IN TOP ROCK FELL ONTO MACHINERY AND FOUR EMPLOYEES
November 30, 1984
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DETECT SLIP IN TOP LARGE ROCK ONTO MACHINERY AND FOUR EMPLOYEES
November 30, 1984
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DETECT SLIP ON TOP LARGE ROCK FELL ON MACHINERY AND FOUR EMPLOYEES
Minutemen Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL WAS AVG 5\H X 20\W X 50 TO 60\ L WAS APPROX 2000\ OUTBY WORKING FACE ON INTAKE HAULWAY DOESNT AFFECT VENTILATION OR TRANSPORT IN #4 ENTRY