Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

No 3 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Hollow Point Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bill Stacy
Conaway, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405530

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4405530). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at No 3 Mine.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
Ownership history
  1. Beechnut Mining Corp 1980 to 1990
  2. Hollow Point Mining Inc 1990 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

2 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

April 10, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 ROW OF BOLTS STRIKING HIM 2 GLANCING BLOW DOWN HIS BACK CAUSING BRUISES AND LACERATIONS DOWN HIS BACK.

March 27, 1990 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

INJ PUTTING AIR IN LEFT FRONT TIRE ON ENDLOADER.TIRE SEPARATED X-WAYS TUBE RUPTURED AND PIECE OF TUBE STRUCK I.NAME ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND EAR.HAD HEADACHE AND INJURY TO RIGHT EAR FROM AIR IN TUBE-40 LB PSI.