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Mine #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

R & B Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Roberts Thomas W
Stonega, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405824

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4405824). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
May 1985
Ownership history
  1. R & B Mining Corp 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
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

1985 · 2 incidents

May 6, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
R & B Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR HAD HIS HAND LYING ON TOP OF DRILL HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT RING FINGER.

April 12, 1985 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
R & B Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OVER GHANGING CABLE CAME LOOSE DROPPING DOWN EES HEAD GOT CAUGHT IN CABLE CREATING A CLOTHES LINE TYPE SITUATION. DID NOT SEEM TO BE SERIOUS INJURY AT TIME. DID PULL LOWER NECK MUSCLE.

1984 · 1 incident

February 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & B Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

SMALL ROOF FALL APPROX. 25\ LONG, 16\ WIDE , 5\ THICK. NO INJURIES, NOR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. OCCURRED BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS OF COAL IN THE #3 (BELT) ENTRY OF 1-LEFT SECTION WHERE IT CROSSED OLD WO RKS SECTION.

1983 · 2 incidents

July 26, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
R & B Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

SHUTTLE CAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON CAR EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING COAL FROM MINE FLOOR BLEW IN HIS FACE ABRASIONS TO BOTH CORNEAS COAL REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE

May 31, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & B Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SPRAINED ELBOW WHILE PULLING ON ROOF BOLT DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 6-13-83.