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Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

J R & R Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Stanley John B
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404818

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4404818). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Westbury Coal Mining Partnership 1977 to 1977
  2. Middle Creek Coal Corp 1977 to 1978
  3. J K & G Coal Corp 1978 to 1982
  4. J R & R Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

September 18, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J R & R Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING TIMBERS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET AND ONE THREW A TIMBER AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE FINGER AGAINST SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET.

August 2, 1984 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J R & R Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS USING EMPTY 15 GAL. OLD DRUM FOR A SEAT TO SIT ON AT TAILPIECE ON BELTLINE AND IT TIPPED OVER AND INJURED STRUCK BACK AGAINST A TIMBER

1983 · 1 incident

August 13, 1983 VA · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper MACHINERY
J R & R Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STARTED TO CUT PLACE AND SOME LOOSE COAL FELL OFF RIB AND STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT ANKLE