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Vicey Surface #3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Prater, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406541

Vicey Surface #3 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Ownership history
  1. Motivation Coal Company 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 9 53,140
1990 55 519,064
1989 50 72,744
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Vicey Surface #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

4 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 26, 1991 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Motivation Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL STATED HE BACKED OVER ROCK WITH DOZER. DOZER SLIPPED OFF ROCK & EMPL ALLEGEDLY INJURED BACK. HE REFUSED TO GO TO HOSPITAL. ON 2/1/91 HE WENT TO DR & WAS GIVEN TWO DAYS OFF.

1990 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1990 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Motivation Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FUELING A DOZER,SLIPPED & FELL CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN COUNTERWEIGHT AND FRAME.

1989 · 1 incident

December 22, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Motivation Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON LOADER WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES, THUS ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES FROM ARC OF WELDERS BESIDE HIM. (WE WERE INFORMED ON JANUARY 8, 1990, THAT HE WAS ISSUE D A PRESCRIPTION.