Mining Incidents

Deep Mine #1: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Ritchie Equipment Inc · Underground
Controlled by Richard G Preservati II
Horsepen, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406278

MSHA record for Deep Mine #1 (mine ID 4406278). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Dec 1992
Ownership history
  1. Ritchie Equipment Inc 1986 to present
  2. Lotta Coal Inc 1987 to 1990
  3. Top Flite Coal Corp 1990 to 1992
  4. H B & B Equipment Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  5. Turnpike Coal Company Inc 1994 to 1995
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Deep Mine #1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

December 30, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H B & B Equipment Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE OFF 21SC REEL WITH CABLE OVER HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUDDED BOTTOM AND FELL DOWN.HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND BACK.

August 27, 1992 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H B & B Equipment Company Inc · Fall from machine

BUCKE TO FSCOOP WAS WET MAN WAS UNLOAIDNG ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE WENT TO STEP OUT OF BUCKET HIS LEFT FOOT SLIP CAUSING ALL HIS WIEGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS RIGHT FOOT-TURNING IT UNDER.

April 14, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H B & B Equipment Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STANDING ON HILLSIDE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK.

1990 · 1 incident

June 18, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lotta Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DO NOT KNOWEXACT DAY AND TIME ROOF FALL OCCURRED OVER WEEKEND. FOUND ON FIREBOSS RUN MONDAY. JUNE 18, 1990APP. 5:30 A.M. FALL WAS 1 BREAK TO THE LEFT OF SPAD 500. FALL IS APP. 80 FT LENGTH 3 TO 4 FT THICK, APP 20-30 FT WIDE. ROOF FALL IS APP. 200 FT OUTBY WORKING FACE ON RETURN.

1989 · 4 incidents

October 13, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lotta Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROORF FALL OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 30' OUTBY THE #5 AND 6 ENTRIES IN #4 AND #5 CROSSCUT.IT MEASURED 6' TO 8' THICK 60' -80' LONG AND 18' WIDE.BOTH AGENCIES WERE NOTIFIED.NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONN EL WERE INVOLVED THE SECTION WAS MOVED.

July 6, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lotta Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED APP 400 OUTBY WORKING FACE IN #6 ENTRY.NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS WERE INVOLVED.THE FALL DID NOT EFFECT VENTILATION OR TRAVELWAY.THE FALL WAS APP 70' LONG 18' WIDE AND RANGED F ROM 3'-5' THICK.IT WAS INVESTIGATED BY BOTH AGENCIES AND COMPANY PERSONNEL.

June 9, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lotta Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS ROOF BOLTING SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD. HE TRIED TO MOVE AWAY FROM ROCK CAUSING HARD HAT TO DROP OFF HIS HEAD.

April 26, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lotta Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS ROOF BOLTING HE HAD STARTED DRILLING HOLE WHEN SMALL PIECE OR ROCK FELL FROM AROUND DRILL STEEL STRIKING EMPL IN FACE. IMPACT OF ROCK CAUSED INSDIE OF LIP TO BE LACERATED.