Mining Incidents

No 3: 10 reportable incidents Coal

M P & M Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hackney Frank W
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406069

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4406069). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. S G Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  2. P M C Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
  3. Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1993
  4. M P & M Coal Company Inc 1993 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

10 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

February 22, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S G Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN (RODE DOWN) BETWEEN A BOLT AND SAFETY JACK. THE ROCK RODE EMPLOYEE OVER THE PINNER (DID NOT ACTUALLY FALL DOWN ON HIM- IT RODE HIM DOWN). ROC ROCK WAS 18" WIDE, 2" THICK AND 28" LONG.

January 13, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S G Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED & FELL 2N ICE WHILE CARRYING TOOL BOX

1987 · 2 incidents

1986 · 2 incidents

January 31, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S G Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THIS FALL WAS D3SCOVERED WHEN WE REPORTED FOR WORK ON 1/31/86. IT WAS 20 FT WIDE 35 FT LONG AND FROM 5 TO 7 FT THICK. IT FELL IN THE 1 HEADING ON BLEEDER LINE OF PILLERED SECTION 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD Z30. 3

January 2, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S G Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTING MI3ING TIMBERS AND HURT SIDES.HE HAD HERNIAS IN BOTH SIDES.THE INDUSTRIAL COMM. HAS REQ A HEARING BECAUSE EMPL IS CLAIMING HE WAS HURT IN OCTOBER 1985 BUT DIDNT REPORT ANYTHING OR GO TO DR UNTIL31-2-86.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 20, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S G Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING A ROOF BOLT & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK (NO REPORT WAS TURNED IN UNTIL 090685) THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT IN DUE TO & AS A RESULT OF AN AUDIT ON 011486

June 16, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S G Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FELL IN #3 HDG DIRECTLY OUTBY SPAD A707 FOR DISTANCE OF 50-60\.IT WAS BETWEEN 16-20\ WIDE X 5-7\DEEP.FALL OCCURRED DURING WEEKEND AND WAS FOUND AT 5:30 AM 6-17-85.

May 20, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S G Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE AND ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

December 21, 1984 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S G Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING BRAKES AND TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT LOST ANY TIME UNTIL 1-21-85, HE MISSED THAT DAY AND HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLAINED HIS KNEE OFF AND ON DURING THAT TIME.