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No 3 Mine: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Harman Mining Corp · Underground
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4401519

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4401519). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jul 1987
Ownership history
  1. Harman Mining Corp 1950 to 1981
  2. Harman Mining Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 Mine 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

3 on file

1987 · 1 incident

July 31, 1987 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING WATER IN A BATTERY AND DROPPED THE LID ON HIS HAND,BREAKING IT.

1983 · 2 incidents

September 9, 1983 VA · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP WHILE MAKING UP SHOT. ONE PIECE HIT VICTIM ON BACK AND ONE ON THE LEG.