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Mine No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Nufac Mining Inc · Underground
Council, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406056

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4406056). 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
1984–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. Back Valley Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  2. Cove Creek Energy Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  3. Wilco Mining Inc 1986 to 1991
  4. Nufac Mining Inc 1991 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

1986 · 4 incidents

December 3, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Wilco Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME SHOVELED3AWAY COAL NEAR BELT AND HE LET SHOVEL HIT BELT CAUSING SHOVEL COME BACK AND HIS AGAINST HIS RIBS.

June 30, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wilco Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN #43ENTRY IN FACE AND RIGHT CROSS CUT. APROX. 40 FEET LONG AND 18 FEET WIDE, 3 FEET THICK.

1985 · 1 incident

September 10, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cove Creek Energy Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER WAS STARTING TO TURN A RT HAND BREAK IN #7 ENTRY WHEN HE STARTED CUTTING THE COAL ROCK STARTED FALLING IN INTERSECTION THEY LEFT THE MINER & GOT TO A SAFE PLACE.

1984 · 1 incident