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National No 1 Surface Mine Coal

Wellmore Coal Corp · Surface

Controlled by United Company

Grundy, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4406043

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 1
Years on record: 1984
Latest incident: Oct 1984

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

October 2, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY

Wellmore Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL CABLE OUT THAT WAS HUNG IN THE WINCH, WINCH WENT IN AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THE WINCH AND CABLE RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT THUMB