Mining Incidents

Buchanan Minerals, LLC operator

Controlled by Coronado Coal LLC
MSHA operator ID: 0144433

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
296
Mines on record
2
Years on record
2016–2026
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2016
3,402
citations
649
significant & substantial
$2,044,131
proposed penalties
$1,486,451
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2026
27
2025
43
2024
56 (1f)
2023
36
2022
36
2021
24
2020
15
2019
16
2018
18
2017
13
2016
12

Mines on record

Fatalities under this operator

1 recorded
May 31, 2024 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Buchanan Minerals, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck-by a rock in the 2 Right crosscut of the 16 East Section, while traveling under unsupported roof.