Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FALL IN #3 ENTRY LAST OPEN X-CUT. 30' X 30' X 8'. NO ONE HURT .FAULT IN ROOF AREA.
No 3: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
James Estep; Edison Matney
MSHA Mine ID: 4406269
No 3 has had no fatalities among 17 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1986–1992
- Latest incident
- Apr 1992
Ownership history
- Elk Creek Coal Corp 1985 to 1987
- B R D Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
- Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
- Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc 1989 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 17 | 8,860 |
| 1991 | 12 | 27,466 |
| 1990 | 16 | 52,883 |
| 1989 | 13 | 55,701 |
| 1988 | 16 | 47,746 |
| 1987 | 11 | 400 |
| 1986 | 18 | 14,297 |
| 1985 | 18 | 5,785 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 3 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.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
17 on file1992 · 2 incidents
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT AREA ALLOWED DRAW ROCK TO TURN LOOSE AND PULL INTERSECTION IN 2000' FROM PORTAL ON RETURN.
1990 · 4 incidents
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT AREA ALLOWED DRAW ROCK TO TURN LOOSE & PULL INTERSECTION 900' INBY PORTAL ON INTAKE 120' FROM SPAD #15E.
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT AREA IN MINE ROOF ALLOWED DRAW ROCK TO TURN LOOSE & PULL INTERSECTION IN 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD C592 ON BELT ENTRY APPROX 1500' OUTBY FACE.
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SLICK AREA IN MINE ROOF ALLOWED DRAW ROCK TO TURN LOOSE AND PULL INTERSECTION IN ENTRY #7 APPROX. 1000 FT OUTBY FACE 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #676.
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE HAS CHRONIC BACK AILMENT & WAS REINJURED BY JARRING WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP.
1989 · 4 incidents
Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SLICKEN SIDED SLIP WATER FAULTY AREA AT SURVEY STATION 366.CLEANED FALL AREA UP RE BOLTED.
Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS LOADING COAL IN #1 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FALL BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT HIM ON HEAD
April 11, 1989
VA · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP FROM SURFACE TO UNDERGROUND CAME TO LOW PLACE IN TOP. HE HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING IT TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK.
March 6, 1989
VA · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HE WAS TRAMMING A WISE TRACTOR IN REVERSE ONE WHICH RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HIT HIM ON ELBOW
1988 · 5 incidents
November 19, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
MAKING BELT MOVE 001 SECTION.UNLOADING BELT FROM SCOOP BELT ROLLED OUT AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT AND JACK THAT HOLDS BELT ROPE.
October 20, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Fountain Blue Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #9 WORKING PLACE 001 SECTION WITH A GALSI 300 ROOF BOOLTER.HE WAS USING PIECE OF START STEEL WHEN BOTTOM OF STEEL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM BELOW AND ABOVE THE EYE.
B R D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MASH FINGER WHILE SETTING TIMBER
B R D Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE TRAVEL HAULWAY DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS ARM
B R D Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
20 WIDE, 5 FT. THICK, 30 LONG.
1986 · 2 incidents
June 3, 1986
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk Creek Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON BACK
March 21, 1986
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elk Creek Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE CARRYI3G WATER LINE AND TWISTED BACK WHEN HE LET IT GO.