Mining Incidents

No 5: 10 reportable incidents Coal

S G Coal Company Inc · Underground
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405793

MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 4405793). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. S G Coal Company Inc 1981 to present
  2. T J & P E Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  3. P M C Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
  4. J M C Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1988
  5. J M C Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1989
  6. C & G Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
  7. G & G Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1989
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

10 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

November 23, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
J M C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

BRUISE KNEE.HE WAS COMING OUTSIDE DRIVING SCOOP RAISE HIS KNEE INTO TOP.

March 4, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P M C Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FAULT IN ROOF UNKNOWN TO OPERATOR CONTINUATION OF OLD FALL TO THE END O F THIS FALL ROOF BOLTS WERE INSTALLED WHEN THIS AREA WAS MINED.

1986 · 2 incidents

1985 · 3 incidents

August 29, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P M C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

6IN CINDER BLOCK HIT BACK OF RIGHT HAND

April 4, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P M C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND PULL BACK MUSCLES.

1984 · 3 incidents

October 16, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P M C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

PREPARING ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTALLED, IN PROCESS OF BENDING 72" ROOF BOLT HAND SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM AND FRACTURED BONE IN ARM.