Mining Incidents

Shenandoah Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Sea B Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Jewell Valley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405502

MSHA record for Shenandoah Mine (mine ID 4405502). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
Ownership history
  1. Regina Coal Corp 1980 to 1989
  2. Malachi Mining Inc 1989 to 1992
  3. Shenandoah Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  4. Sea B Mining Company 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Shenandoah 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

9 on file

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

October 19, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shenandoah Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A SLIP FELL IN THE BATTERY STATION DAMAGING A SET OF 828 HAULER BATTERIES NO ONE WAS INJURED NO ONE AROUND WHEN IT FALL THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 5FT THICK & 22FT LONG ALL BUSTED UP NOT ONE SOLID ROC K

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 1 incident

1983 · 5 incidents

September 22, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regina Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN #5 INTRY CROSS CUT. 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE 8 FT HIGH OUTBY SERVY STATION 30LB THIS INTRY IS AN INTAKE ROCK FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

July 13, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Regina Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LOADING TIMBERS AND FELT PAIN IN BACK SPRAINED LOWER THORACIC MUSCLES WITH HEMORRHAGE TO THE LOWER THORACIC AND UPPER LUMBAR AREA LEFT SIDE.

April 29, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regina Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL- 140\ LONG 20\ WIDE 11\ THICKNESS 70\ OUTBY SURREY STATION #1502 #4 ENTRY MAINS SECTION- THIS SECTION HAS BEEN IDLE 3-29-82. THIS FALL FELL BETWEEN 11-10-82--4-29-83 THIS MINE HAS BE EN IDLE FROM 11-10-82 TO 4-18-83.

April 18, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Regina Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL--704 OUTBY SURREY STATION #1951 #4 ENTRY MAIN SECTION 70\ LONG 5\ THICK & 20\ WIDE. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN IDLE 3-29-82. THIS FALL FELL BETWEEN 11-10-82 TO 4-29-83. THIS MINE HAS BEEN IDLE FROM 11-10-82 TO 4-18-83.