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Surface Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Ten B Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Blankenship A L Jr
Keen Mountain, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405753

Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Ten B Coal Company 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)
1984 0
1983 6 34,627
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

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1983 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Ten B Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE WELD OFF MEIR ON A ROCK TRUCK WHEN A PARTICLE ENTERED HIS EYE.

April 21, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ten B Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BUST LUMPS AND HURT BACK.EMPL SAID BACK WAS HURTING AT END OF DAY.