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No 7: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Comanche Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Blankenship Ralph
Mavisdale, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406618

MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 4406618). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Nov 1991
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1990 to 1991
  2. Comanche Coal Corp 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 7 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

3 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

November 20, 1991 VA · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Comanche Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HARD FEELING FUNNY SECTION FOREAMAN & OWNER WAS UN-AWARE OF ANY INJURY. SECTION FOREMAN ASKED HIM IF HE INJURED HIS HAND & HE REPLIED NO THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN ED.

October 24, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Comanche Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INSTALLING BELT DRIVE AND BELT BOX MOVED BELT BOX AND PULLED BACK.

August 28, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Comanche Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING BITS ON MINER WHILE TURNING DRUM STRAINED HIS BACK.