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No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Cidric Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Metz Glade
Oakwood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406300

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
Ownership history
  1. Cidric Coal Corp 1986 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)
1998 0
1995 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 6 26,046
1990 13 50,074
1989 14 50,025
1988 14 44,545
1987 14 50,102
1986 13 23,599
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Mine 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

5 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

May 12, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cidric Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

MINING IN OUT CROP IN NO/HEADING PULLED OUT DANGERED IT OFF FALL 35 LONG 20 FT WIDE 5 FT THICK WE HAD QUIT MINING IN THIS AREA.

May 2, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cidric Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLET ROLLER HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE WHEN DRAGING IT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.

April 24, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cidric Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MINING CABLE AND SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.

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1988 · 1 incident

October 10, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cidric Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNING ELT AND PIPE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN HIS HIP.

1986 · 1 incident

December 16, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cidric Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK 1/2'' THIC5 X 10'' ROUND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.SAID HE WASNT HURT THEN LATER SAID HE WANTED TO GO HOME.ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP PER CALL 1-6-87.