Mc Clair Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL DUE TO MOUNTAIN SEAMS NO WORKERS INVOLVED.TIMBERED FALL OFF AND MOVED SECTION.
Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal
B D & R Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Ramey C A
Hurley,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404625
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4404625). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 1
- Years on record
- 1984
- Latest incident
- Sep 1984
Ownership history
- May Branch Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1977
- J & P Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1981
- Mack Coal Corp 1981 to 1984
- Mc Clair Mining Corp 1984 to 1985
- B D & R Mining Inc 1985 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
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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.