Comanche Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING CRIB BLOCKS OUT O F ROADWAY, SLIP AND FELL OVER HILL.
No 4 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal
Comanche Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Blankenship Ralph
Grundy,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405447
MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4405447). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- Patrick Coal Corp 1980 to 1981
- Hammer Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
- Yogi Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1986
- Comanche Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 4 Mine sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
7 on file1988 · 1 incident
1986 · 3 incidents
December 10, 1986
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Comanche Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK BURST OUT 0ROM BOLT TO RIB. BOLT PATTERN OK FELL AND SCRABED LEFT SIDE OF PERSON AND BRUISE LEFT LEG.
September 10, 1986
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJ WASLIFTING 6ELT ROLLER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED STRAINE8 HIS BACK LIFTING SAFETY JACK OFF PINNER.
1985 · 2 incidents
June 20, 1985
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED HAD FOOT SETTING AGAINST BRIDGE AND BRIDGE MOVED AND BROKE 2ND TORE ON LEFT FOOT.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS SETTING A SAFETY JACK AND APIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS HAND.
1984 · 1 incident
October 30, 1984
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS BACKING BOLT MACHINE OUT OF FACE WHEN A STRIP OF DRAW ROCK 2" THICK X 8"WIDE X 3\ LONG ROLLED OFF RIB AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT BRUISING IT