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Mine No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Seavyn Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Eads Melvyn W
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405689

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405689). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Apr 1984
Ownership history
  1. Seavyn Coal Corp 1981 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

6 on file

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 5 incidents

July 26, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Seavyn Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL LACERATING LEFT HAND AND RT LEG

July 7, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seavyn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THROWING BLOCK ACROSS BELT.PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK-WET CONDITIONS.

March 10, 1983 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Seavyn Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED HAD BEEN WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR AND PULLED SHUTTLE CAR FROM BLOCKING AND HAD A PAIN IN BACK ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 031083 WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 031483