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Mine No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

K & H Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Keen Boyd
Maxie, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405801

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405801). 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
1985–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
Ownership history
  1. C & B Coal Company 1981 to 1984
  2. K & H Coal Company Inc 1984 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
ⓘ 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

6 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 2, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K & H Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAID EMPLOYEE W5S PINNING ROOF CAUGHT LET MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ARM OF JACKSAID PINNER CUTTING SAID EMPLOYEE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER OFF AT FIRST.

1987 · 1 incident

November 11, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & H Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SAID EMPLOYEE W5S RAISING HEAD ON BOLT DRIVE WITH DRIVE LEVER. SAID EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED CATCHING RIGHT FINGER BETWEEN LEVER AND BELT BEAM.

1986 · 2 incidents

1985 · 2 incidents

July 15, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HAD POSITIONED PINNER AND STARTED TO DRILL 1ST HOLE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON THE OPERATOR