Mining Incidents

No 5: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Coal Valley Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jessie Meadows
Conaway, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405352

MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 4405352). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Coal Valley Mining Inc 1980 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 5 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

1984 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FROM 2 IN TO 20 FT WHTI 20 FT LONG BROKEN PELVIS BROKEN EYE SOCKET

September 25, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK MEASURING FORM 2 IN TO 4 IN 20 FT 20FT LONG NO BROKEN BONES BRUISE IN BACK AREA

1983 · 2 incidents

November 15, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 BOLTS CAUSING BACK INJURY.