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No 4: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Lynn Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mc Clanahan Donald Keith
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405445

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4405445). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Freeman Mining Inc 1980 to 1981
  2. Lynn Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

11 on file

1984 · 4 incidents

September 14, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lynn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OVER ON THE 3RD SHIFT REPALACING A DRIVE ROLLER ON THE OUTSIDE BELT DRIVE. DURING THIS TIME THE EMPLOYEE DOING LEFTING AND TWISTING MOVEMENT CAUSED HIS LOWER ABODMENT TO B E STRAINED EMPLOYEE BECAME INCAPASITATED AFTER LEADING JOB.

July 17, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Lynn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT DRILL STEEL BROKE, HITTING VICTIM IN MOUTH

1983 · 7 incidents

September 1, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAKING BELT SPLICE ON FLOOR OF MINE WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL ABOUT 8\ HITTING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HAND.

September 1, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lynn Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FAULTY AREA IN ROOF CAUSING TOP TO SLIP CREATING EXCESSIVE WEIGHT ON ROOF BOLTS INSTALLED IN THAT AREA.SS 134 #7 INTERSECTION 1ST RIGHT SECTION.

August 3, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lynn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING ON BELT ROPE WHEN HE GRABBED HIS BACK AND SAID IT WAS HURTING HIM

January 12, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lynn Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK AND HIT TOP WIHT SLATE BAR AND CRACKED LEFT SHOULDER JOINT