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Mine #1: 18 reportable incidents Coal

New Life Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Enneper Ewald Eberhard
Richlands, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404837

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4404837). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1996–1998
Latest incident
Mar 1998
Ownership history
  1. Hill Creek Mining Company Inc 1977 to 1978
  2. J & V Coal Company 1978 to 1980
  3. S M A Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1996
  4. New Life Resources Inc 1996 to 1998
  5. New Life Energy Inc 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2000 1
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

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.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1998 · 2 incidents

March 24, 1998 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATIONS FOUND ROOF FALL ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #79 MEASURING 60' LONG 6' THICK 18' WIDE.

March 24, 1998 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATINS, DISCOVERED ROOF FALL ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #68. 80'L, 5' TO 6' Y\THICK, 18'W.

1997 · 7 incidents

August 21, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATIONS, FOUND ROOF FALL ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #112, MEASURING 20' WIDE 25' LONG AND 6 1/2' HIGH.

April 25, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON FIRE BOXX EXAMINTION DISCOVERED ROOF FALL ONE BREAK INBY SPAD 104 MEASUING 90' LONG 20' WIDE 6' LONG ABOUT 240' OUTBY SECTION.

January 28, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE TAKING FIRST CUT OUT OF #4 RIGHT BREAK A ROOF FALL OCCURRED CATCHING CONTINOUS MINER FALL MEASURED 20'W, 30'L, & 6'H.

1996 · 9 incidents

November 19, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER, ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS HIT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

November 9, 1996 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New Life Resources Inc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING UP THE ENDLOADER TO GET INSIDE & FELL ON ICE ON THE STEPS.

November 8, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New Life Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER.

September 20, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Life Resources Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

BEATING DOCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. TWISTED BACK.

August 27, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING RIGHT FOOT. WHILE HELPING ON MINER.

July 26, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON REOPENING, FOUND ROCK ACROSS 8TH LINE OF BREAKS FROM #4 TO #1 ENTRY. NO SPADS IN AREA. FALL WAS 9'HIGH, 16'WIDE, 168' LONG

July 15, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Life Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OON REOPENING FOUND ROCK IN #2 INTAKE ENTRY 7TH INTERSECTION INSIDE ACROSS FROM SPAD #2. 7'HIGH 16' WIDE 40' LONG.