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Mine No 1: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Teresa Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Dye James Harry
Honaker, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404243

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4404243). 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
1984–1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
Ownership history
  1. Big A Mining Inc 1975 to 1977
  2. Marian Brothers Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1979
  3. Triple J Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1982
  4. Jon Ron Inc 1982 to 1982
  5. B J D Coal Company 1982 to 1984
  6. Harman Brothers Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  7. Eastern Edge Mining Inc 1985 to 1990
  8. Barton Fork Mining Inc 1990 to 1990
  9. Worm Coal Company Corp 1990 to 1991
  10. Teresa Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1991 · 1 incident

October 10, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Teresa Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE BOLTER OPER WAS MOVING BOLTER FROM BOLT #3 TO BOLT #5 A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON TRAM LEAVERS AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AND ARM.INJURY RESULTS CUT IN PALM OF AHND AND CUT ON ARM..

1990 · 1 incident

1988 · 1 incident

March 8, 1988 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Edge Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

OFF SCOOP PUTTING SCOOP BREAKER IN AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON HIS BACK-BRUISED BACK.

1987 · 1 incident

August 18, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Edge Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

PIECE OF ROCK L2DGED IN FEEDER EMPL ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ROCK AND CUT LEFT HAND.

1986 · 1 incident

March 4, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eastern Edge Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING ROOF & 3PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN HIS SAFETY JACKS ON HIS BACK.

1985 · 3 incidents

December 31, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eastern Edge Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING UP ROOF3BOLTS AND ROCK FELL ON RT FOOT

March 27, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Harman Brothers Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING COAL FROM STAKER BELT & HE TURNED & HIT SLIP ROLLER & BROKE GLASSES. NO INJURY.

1984 · 1 incident

August 1, 1984 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
B J D Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME LOADING COAL WITH SCOOP IN #4 RIGHT X-CUT WHEN LOOSE BROW FELL OFF FROM RIGHT TIB STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FRONT AND SIDE OF ABDOMEN CAUSING BRUISED RIBS AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF VERTEBRAE.