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No 3: 7 reportable incidents Coal

J & J Coal Company Inc · Underground

Controlled by Barton Carson Grabern & Chad

Bee, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4403611

No 3 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 7
Years on record: 1984–1986
Latest incident: Sep 1986

Ownership history

J & J Coal Company Inc 1950 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)
1986	25	56,197
1985	23	63,328
1984	21	41,352

Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

7 on file

1986 · 5 incidents

September 23, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT

J & J Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT KNEE, THAT3HAD BEEN INJURED BEFORE PUT KNEE DOWN ON ROCK

September 19, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS

J & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULL MUSCELED I3 BACK PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE.

May 16, 1986 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

J & J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF 9OCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS IN #5 ENTRY FELL IN TOP OF SCOOP OPERATOR I.NAME

March 26, 1986 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE

J & J Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING SCOOP3& WENT THROUGH DIP IN BOTTOM, CAMING OUT OF DIP MAN CAUGHT HEAD AGAINST TOP SPRAINING NECK

February 19, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY

J & J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING ON ROOF3BOLTER CAUGHT FINGERS IN PINNER HEAD WHEN LETTING IT DOWN

1984 · 2 incidents

June 18, 1984 VA · Coal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

J & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ PICKED UP COAL DRILL AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE DAMAGED CARTILAGE IN RT KNEE

April 20, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

J & J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CASE OF POWDER & TWISTED LOWER BACK.

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No 3 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.

Reportable incidents

1986 · 5 incidents

1984 · 2 incidents

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