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No 3: 7 reportable incidents Coal

B D & J Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Raymond Cline
Rowe, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405732

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4405732). 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
1984–1988
Latest incident
Dec 1988
Ownership history
  1. Ratliff Brothers Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1983
  2. Owens Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1983
  3. Bev Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. Pyramid Mining Inc 1984 to 1984
  5. C L Mining Inc 1984 to 1988
  6. B D & J Coal Company 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 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 · 5 incidents

December 5, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
B D & J Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER.

November 11, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B D & J Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HOLDING GEAR FOR SPEED REDUCER WHILE ELEC WAS WORKING ON IT.GEAR SLIPPED AND MASHED LIFTLLELITTLE FINGER ONLEFT HAND.

November 7, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B D & J Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE EMPL USING HYDRAULIC HAND DRILL TO DRILL ANCHOR HOLES,OIL RUN DOWN STEEL AND SPLATTERED OIL INTO RIGHT EYE.

September 22, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
B D & J Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST HEAD OF BOLTER

1984 · 2 incidents

August 31, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C L Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REMOVING ROCK FROM #1 TAILPIECE.ANOTHER ROCK CAME OFF #2 DRIVE STRIKING EMPL HAND.

August 29, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C L Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FROM #4 HEADING TO #5 HEADING WHEN HE RAN OVER SOME LOOSE COAL, WHICH RAISED BOLTER UP OFF OF BOTTOM CHATCHING HIS HAND OVER TOP OF BOLTER.