Chad Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
SCOOP SLID UNDE9 ROCK BROW EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK
Mine No 1: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Eastern Energy Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
David Clevinger; Everett Delaney
Pilgrims Knob,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405629
MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405629). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1984–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
Ownership history
- Eastern Energy Corp 1981 to present
- Chad Coal Corp 1986 to 1988
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.
Reportable incidents
10 on file1987 · 3 incidents
April 22, 1987
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Chad Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS C2ECKING VOLTAGE ON MINER WHEN HE GOT AN ARC BETWEEN TWO PHASES CAUSING BURNS TO HIS HANDS & FACE
Chad Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING VOLTAGE ON MINER WHEN HE GOT AN ARC BETWEEN TWO PHASES CAUSING BURNS TO HIS EYE.
1986 · 2 incidents
October 28, 1986
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Chad Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data
USIONG JACK HAM4ER, RINING IN EARS
Chad Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SETTING BITS IN3MINER, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER.
1985 · 4 incidents
Eastern Energy Corp · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS GOING INTO #4 ENTRY, WHICH WAS A SIDLING PLACE. HE HAD THE SCOOP BOWED UP, TRYING TO GET INTO THE PLACE, AND IT SLID INTO THE RIB. IT JAMMED HIS NECK, WHEN THE SCOOP HIT THE RIB.
Eastern Energy Corp · Struck against stationary object
HIT HEAD ON TOP WHILE OPERATING SCOOP.
Eastern Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 55 FOOT LONG 20FT WIDE8FT TO 10 FOOT THICK ROOF FELL COMING TORNOUGH NO.5 ENTRY TO END OF BLOCK OF COAL FALL WILL NOT BE CLEAN UP.
Eastern Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries
INACCURATE MINE MAP FLOODING OF THE WORKING SECTION.
1984 · 1 incident
Eastern Energy Corp · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT MINING LIGHT ANBAND HARD HAT IN CURTAIN AND SUFFERED BACK AND NECK SPRAIN.