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Mine No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Everglade Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Wallen Glenn A
Pennington Gap, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403267

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4403267). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. B & W Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1974
  2. Glenwood Mining Corp 1974 to 1976
  3. Valley Fork Corp 1976 to 1986
  4. Everglade Coal Corp 1986 to 1986
  5. Everglade Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 5, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Everglade Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS BLOCKING FRAME OF MINER. IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS.

1987 · 7 incidents

October 28, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Everglade Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS MOVING BAG 2F ROCK DUST AND HURT BACK

August 5, 1987 VA · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Everglade Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROPE AND RIB BETWEEN SCOOP AND POWER CENTER

July 10, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Everglade Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS GETTING JACK OFF BELT AND CAUGHT FINGER ON TIMER

May 4, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Everglade Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

WAS PUTTING MATERIAL ON BELT AND HURT ELBOW