SAID EMPLOYEE W5S PINNING ROOF CAUGHT LET MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ARM OF JACKSAID PINNER CUTTING SAID EMPLOYEE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER OFF AT FIRST.
Mine No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1985–1988
- Latest incident
- Feb 1988
Ownership history
- C & B Coal Company 1981 to 1984
- K & H Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9 | 25,000 |
| 1987 | 11 | 42,012 |
| 1986 | 10 | 31,000 |
| 1985 | 5 | 13,392 |
| 1984 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
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
6 on file1988 · 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)
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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
June 4, 1986
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
K & H Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
SAID EMPLOYEE C9AWLING ON KNEE WITHOUT KNEE PADS BRUISED LEFT KNEE.
K & H Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
CRAWLING ON KNE9S AND HANDS AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE
1985 · 2 incidents
October 3, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
K & H Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
THIS MAN COME OUT ON 10-3-85 BOSS THAT KNEE WAS SWOLLEN UP AND COULD NOT WALK.
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