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No 4: 1 reportable incident Coal

Triple S Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Sonny J Smith
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403702

No 4 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Feb 1983
Ownership history
  1. P W & W Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1977
  2. Little Mike Coal Corp 1977 to 1978
  3. Triple S Coal Company Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1986 5 11,042
1985 12 55,223
1984 11 12,628
1983 9 16,834
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 4 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

February 7, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Triple S Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON THE 001 SECTION NO INJURYS, FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, TIMBER OFF ALL ENTERS AND CROSSCUTS LEADING TO THE ROOF FALL AND DANGER SIGNS POSTED SIZE OF FALL 20\ LENGTH 30\ WIDTH 6 TO 24 INCHES THICK.