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Virginia Pocahontas 4: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Island Creek Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Oakwood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4402134

MSHA record for Virginia Pocahontas 4 (mine ID 4402134). 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
1983–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Ownership history
  1. Island Creek Coal Company 1950 to 1993
  2. Island Creek Coal Company 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Virginia Pocahontas 4 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

1997 · 1 incident

June 2, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AN ANGLE BRACE AND IT SPRANG LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

1988 · 1 incident

May 17, 1988 VA · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall from machine

THREE MEN WERE ON THE RIGHT OF THE MOUNTAIN AT VP 5 MINE LOADING METAL (APPROX. 6' X 12') INTO A TANDEM DUMP TRUCK. WHILE PLACING THE LAST PIECE INTO THE TRUCK, THE METAL TURNED OVER KNOCKING HIM OFF THE TRUCK AND ONTO THE GROUND APPROX. 5 1/2' BELOW.

1983 · 1 incident

February 1, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Island Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL IN INTERSECTION 300 FT. OUTBY FACE OF #2 UNIT 2 NORTH IN THE #3LDG DIMENSIONS OF FALL 22\ LONG X 22\ WIDE X 5 1/2\ HIGH ROOF FELL ABOVE ANCHORGE ZONE OF ROOF BOLTS BEING USED. 60" REBAR BOLT W/RESIN ANCHORAGE.