Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Roger Childress
Patterson, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4401906

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1986 · 4 incidents

December 2, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED ON THE #2 BELT LINE #2 ENTRY ONE BREAK OUTBY SURVEY STATION #827 THE FALL MEASURED 30 FT LONG X20 FT WIDE X 6 FT THICK FALLING ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE THE ROOF WAS KNOWN TO BE BAD AND ADDITIO3AL SUTTOP HAD BEEN ADDED AS THE AREA WAS DRIVEN UP THE AREA WAS CLEANED UP AND SUPPORTED

July 9, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED SOMETIME DURING THE NIGHT BETWEEN SHIFTS ON THE 001-0 SECTION, TWO BREAKS INBY THE DUMPING POINT IN THE NO. 3 HEADING AND WAS FOUND DURING THE FIREBOSS RUN, PRIOR TO THE S HIFT STARTING T2E FALL MEASURED 40 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE, AND 3 4 FT THICK THE FALL OCCURRED ALONG A FAULT LINE AND WAS IN A SLIP FORM.

July 7, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCC6RRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF THE NO. 5 HEADING ON THE 001-0 SECTION THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 20 FT LONG X 3 FT THICK THE AREA WAS KNOWN TO HAVE HAD BAD ROOF AND HAD BEEN T3MBERED AND DANGERED OFF PRIOR TO THE FALL.

1984 · 6 incidents

November 6, 1984 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN SCOOP & TRACTOR IN SHOP TROUBLESHOOTING REASON SCOOP WOULD NOT GO INTO HIGH POINT. THE BATTERIES WERE PLUGGED UP TO CHECK THE CONTACTS. I NAME SCOOP O OPERATOR WAS WORKING THE FOOT WHEN A WIRE BECAME GROUNDED CAUSING THE SCOOP TO MOVE IN REVERSE CATCHING I NAME BETWEEN THE SCOOP FRAME AND THE TRACTOR FRAME.

October 31, 1984 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE HEAD OF A ROOF DRILL AND WAS USING HIS FINGER TO LINE UP THE HOLES FOR THE LEVELING RODS WHEN THE LIFTING JACK HE WAS USING THE RAISE THE BOLTER HEAD SLIPPED OFF AN D CAUGHT THE TIP END OF HIS FINGE.R

October 3, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

BOLTER HELPER DROPPED STEEL ROOF JACK ON BOLTER OPRS LEFT HAND INJURING THUMB.

September 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO.2 BELT LINE APPROX. THREE BREAKS INBY THE NO. 2 DRIVE THE FALL IS APPROX. 4 THICK 40 LONG AND 10-/12 WIDE THE FALL CAUGHT THE BOLT LINE AT THAT POINT.

September 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY APPROX. 31/2 BREAKS OUTBY THE DUMPING POINT AND CAUGHT THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5 THICK 40 LONG AND 18-20 WIDE THE FALL OCCURRED IN A N INTERSECTION ON THE RETURN SIDE OF THE MINE.

September 9, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Dare Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE NO 1 BELT LINE APPROX 4 BREAKS INBY THE DRIFT MOUTH. THE FALL WAS APPROX 40\L X 6\H X 18\-20\W. ROOF FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF ROOF BOLTS BEING USE D