Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

B P & K Mining Inc · Underground
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405861

MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4405861). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. B P & K Mining Inc 1982 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
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

4 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 23, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B P & K Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING TEMPORILY ROOF SUPPORTS & STELL JACKS.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
B P & K Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE BEGINNING 30\ INBY SS N 791 AND EXTENDING INBY FOR 80\.FALL WAS 20\WIDE X 4\THICK.

July 20, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
B P & K Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE BEGINNING 30\INBY SS (60 AND EXTENDING INBY FOR DISTANCE OF 420\.FALL WAS 20\WIDE X 4\THICK.