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Mine No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Amaretto Mining Inc · Underground
Shortt Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404044

Mine No 1 has had 1 fatality among 3 reportable incidents since 1989.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Betty Lou Coal Company 1975 to 1989
  2. Amaretto Mining Inc 1989 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)
1991 0
1990 11 14,452
1989 8 6,197
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine No 1 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 13, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Amaretto Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF FALL IN FIRST INTERSECTION OUTBY THE FACE IN #2 ENTRY OF 001 SECTION.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 1 incident

March 12, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Amaretto Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BITS ON ROOF BOLTER STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE (RIGHT EYE).

1989 · 1 incident

October 30, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amaretto Mining Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MAN WAS PLASTERINGBRATTICE WHEN HE SPLASHED MORTAR IN RIGHT EYE.