Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 44 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Molco Industries Ltd
Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405167

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405167). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
44
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 1 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

44 on file

1985 · 15 incidents

October 22, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL WHILE WALK3NG INTO MINES TO START SHIFT-MUSCULAR C LIGAMENT IN RIGHT LEG.

October 14, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by falling object

RUNNING BOLT MACHINE STEEL FELL FROM ROOF CUTTING FINGER.

October 3, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING TIRE INTO SCOOP BUCKET MASHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

September 17, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

GREASING BELT DRIVE CAUGHT ARM IN T AKE UP ROLLER

July 23, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT LITTLE FINGERS BETWEEN HEAD AND STEEL OF PINNER WHILE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN STEEL IN HOLE.

May 6, 1985 VA · Coal FIRE
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Accident type, without injuries

A FIRE WAS DISC2VERED AT THE #4 CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE UNIT. THE FIRE DESTROYED APPROX. 100 FEET OF BELTING. COAL AROUND THE AREA BURNED FOR 8 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES. THE FIRE WAS STARTED FROM HEAT CREATED BY3THE ROLLERS TURNING AGAINST THE STALLED BELT.

March 25, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN BORKE ON SHIFT WHEEL AND SLOPEED INTO LEFT LEG.

March 25, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN BORKE ON SHIFT WHEEL AND SSLOPED INTO LEFT LEG.

February 7, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by flying object

OPERATOR PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE. A PIECE OF STEEL WENT IN HIS EYE

1984 · 19 incidents

December 4, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by falling object

WHILE RUNNING BOLT MACHINE PUSH A PIECE OF STEEL A ROCK FELL

October 25, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE FELL DOWN IN FRONT OF OPERATOR WHILE HE WAS MOVING ,CAUGHT HIM BY NECK AND PULLED HIM OUT OF CAR.

September 4, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER BOOM PUSHED SHUTTLE CAR INTO RIB CAUGHT PERSON IN BETWEEN CAR AND RIB.

April 25, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck against a moving object

BELT ON I NAME CAUGHT ON TRAM WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE CAUSING CAR TO HANG IN POINT THEN GOT PINNED AGAINST RIB.

March 26, 1984 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING ON BELT ON KNEES HIT KNEE ON BELT HOOK BELT NOT MOVING RECEIVED BRUISE

February 20, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASHED FINGER TORE NAIL OFF, HOOKING UP LINE TO POWER CENTER

February 19, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL ON ICE GOING TO DRIFT MOUTH AND BROKE HIS TAIL BONE.

1983 · 10 incidents

December 16, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAD HIS HAND ON RAIL ON BUGGY WHILE OPERATING CAR CAUGHT IT BETWEEN RIB AND CAR

October 5, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINNER HEAD CAME DOWN CATCHING INJUREDS LEFT FOOT CAUSING INJURY TO SAME

October 4, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING BOLT IN H OLE GLOVE CAUGHT ON BOLT AND PUSHED GLOVE AND HAND IN ROOF BOLT HOLE

September 20, 1983 VA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Struck by falling object

WITNESS STATED INJURED WAS INSTALLING SAFETY JACKS AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK VICTIM ON HAND AND SHOULDER. TWO BROKE FINGERS AND BRUISED SHOULDER.

August 31, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fountain Bay Mining Company Ltd · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED STATED HE WAS ASSISTING REPAIRMAN JOE LOWE IN HEATING A ROOF BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH AND ACCIDENTALLY PASSED HIS HAND INTO FLAME