Mining Incidents

#1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Ashley Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Eric D Ball
Calvin, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406667

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 4406667). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1992–1994
Latest incident
May 1994
Ownership history
  1. Cola Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1994
  2. Sigmon Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1994
  3. Ashley Coal Company Inc 1994 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Mine sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 1 incident

May 21, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cola Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS RUNNING TH EMINER. THE CONVEYOR CHAIN GOT HUNG. EE WENT TO SEE WHAT HUNG CHAIN INJURED DIDN'T NO WERE HE WAS AND DIDN'T SEE HIM. EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BOOM AND CAUGHT INJURED'S ARM BET WEEN TOP AND BOOM. IT CUT HIS ARM BUT DID NOT BREAK IT.

1993 · 3 incidents

May 12, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator FIRE
Cola Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS PUTTING THE POWER IN ON A 225 AMP BREAKER WHICH OPERATED A 3HP WATER PUMP HE SAID WHEN THE BREAKER WENT IN FIRE CAME OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAKE BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

March 30, 1993 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cola Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS MOVING ROCK OUT OF THE FACE IN NO.3 HEADING HE WENT PAST THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 2 FOOT BY 4 FOOT 2&3 INCHES THICK FELL ON THE OPERATOR SIDE OF THE SCOOP PINNING HIM ON THE OPERATOR SEAT.

1992 · 3 incidents

September 17, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cola Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL APP-35' LONG 21' WIDE 7 FT HIGH, IN INTERSECTION ONE BREAK OUTBY 1 SPAD #5 IN NO.3 ENTRY OR 14 OPEN CROSSCUT OUTBY WORKING 001 SECTION. PS. NO MEN WORKING IN AREA AT TIME OF FALL.

June 8, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cola Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON BELT LINE IN #3 ENTRY FALL IS LOCATED INBY SS NO 7595 FALL IS IN A FAULTY AREA & IS 45FT LONG 20FT WIDE & 10FT THICK