Mining Incidents

No 4: 20 reportable incidents Coal

Bristol Coal Corp · Underground
Mavisdale, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406674

MSHA record for No 4 (mine ID 4406674). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1992–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1991 to 1991
  2. Bristol Coal Corp 1991 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

20 on file

1996 · 3 incidents

October 10, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bristol Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TEARING DOWN SHOP BUILDING AND FELL. CRACKED BONE IN RIGHT WRIST.

July 22, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE THROWING TIMBERS.

March 27, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL. THE VICTIM JUMPED TO MISS IT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

1995 · 2 incidents

May 29, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

INJURY HAPPENED WHEN EE WAS TRAVELING UNDER AN OVERCAST WHEN HE HIT HEAD ON OVERCAST.

May 17, 1995 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE MINER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BIT FROM A BIT HOLDER ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE STRIKING THE BACK OF HOLDER A FRAGMENT OF METAL DISLODGED AND STRUCK H IM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

1994 · 5 incidents

December 31, 1994 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE.

December 28, 1994 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRAMING A SCOOP BETWEEN #3 AND 4 CROSSCUT. IT IS LOW TOP. HE TURNED HEAD TO CHECK BUGGY CABLE. HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF.

September 27, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

KENNY PRATER PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM A SHUTTLE CAR.

July 1, 1994 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED HURT HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A WHEEL UNIT. THIS NJURY WAS REPORTED 7-22-94.

June 6, 1994 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS HANGING A ROOF BOLTER CABLE ACROSS #2 HEADING & WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER BACK BY STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR

1993 · 7 incidents

December 16, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A BOX OF RESIN ON A BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

December 1, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE SAT DOZER TWO BREAKS OUTBY THE FACE AREA TO EAT LUNCH AND A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK. HE WAS X RAYED AND HAD A CRACKED VERTIBRA.

October 11, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TRIPPED ON MINER CABLE, AND HURT HIS KNEE.

August 4, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

July 19, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Bristol Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

MASON BARTON RECEIVED AN ELECTRICL SHOCK FROM LIGHTNING RUNNING BOLT ROPES

July 13, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bristol Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRIKING CAUTTER LINE ON ROOF & STRAINED HIS BACK

1992 · 3 incidents

October 29, 1992 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bristol Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING MINER OPERATOR ON HAND, REQUIRING TWO STITCHES. NO LOST TIME WAS ENCOUNTERED.

May 15, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Bristol Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

LIGHTING FROM AN ELECTRICAL STORM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAIN CONVEYOR BELT WIRE ROPE & RAN THROUGH THE FEEDER TO THE CONVEYOR GROUND ROOF BOLT OPERATOR TOOK AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK AS A RESULT