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No 3 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Travis Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Sage Sammy
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405922

MSHA record for No 3 Mine (mine ID 4405922). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. Sharon Coal Corp 1982 to 1983
  2. Wolf Pen Mining Corp 1983 to 1986
  3. Silver Bullet Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
  4. Travis Coal Inc 1988 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

5 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 10, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Bullet Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WATCHING BELT LINE, STOOPED TO PICK UP SHOVEL TO REMOVE COAL FROM BELT LINE-HURT RIGHT HIP.

1987 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

February 28, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolf Pen Mining Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CINDER BLOCKS TO RESTACK AFTER BUILDING A BRATICE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wolf Pen Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #1 & #2 HEADING. EMPLOYEE WAS IN SUPPORTED TOP UNDER ROOF BOLTS WHEN A KETTLEBOTTOM FELL FROM BETWEEN THE TWO ROLLS OF BOLTS HE WAS UNDER, STRIKING HI M ON THE ARM & KNEE, HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL X-RAYED AND RELEASED

March 19, 1984 VA · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator MACHINERY
Wolf Pen Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS HELPING ON PINNER AND HAD ARM RESTING UPON PINNER WHEN SMALL SLUG OF ROCK DRIPPED OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING RT ARM