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Surface Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

C Energy Inc · Surface
Controlled by Cole James W Jr
Stacy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405705

Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
Ownership history
  1. C Energy Inc 1981 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)
1985 4 13,204
1984 8 24,372
1983 18 113,303
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine No 1 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

1984 · 1 incident

October 27, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATES AFTER GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE WENT OVER TO THE PIT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

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1983 · 3 incidents

May 23, 1983 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C Energy Inc · Fall from machine

SLIPPEDC AND FELL OFF TRACK ON DOZER WHEN REFUELING IT AND FRACTURED RIB ON LEFT SIDE.

February 9, 1983 VA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
C Energy Inc · Fall from machine

I WAS STEPPING OUT OF DRILL WHEN I STEPPED ON ICE ON THE GROUND I SLIPPED AND EXTENDED MY ARM OUT FOR SUPPORT I JAMMED MY MIDDLE FINGER INTO THE STIRRUP