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Shop No 3: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Wellmore Coal Corp · Facility
Controlled by United Company
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406694

MSHA record for Shop No 3 (mine ID 4406694). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
Ownership history
  1. Wellmore Coal Corp 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Shop No 3 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

2 on file

1993 · 1 incident

January 29, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wellmore Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK IN THE STAMPLER FEEDER, WHEN HE FELT A STING IN HIS SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN LOSING TIME UNTIL 2-2-93.

1992 · 1 incident

May 21, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wellmore Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 05-21-92 EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE & A BREAKER BAR TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM A MINER HEAD WHEN ONE OF THE BOLTS BROKE LOOSE HE FELT A STING IN HIS GROIN AREA HE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THIS OCCURRENCE UNTOL 06-22-92 ON THAT DATEHE WENT OUT TO WORK AT 7:00 AM LATER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA & LEFT WORK AT 8:00 TO SEE A DOC ON 06-22-92 HE WAS TREATED BY A PHYSI