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Mine No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

K A P Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Ervin Stiltner
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406203

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. K A P Mining Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1988 11 60,239
1987 16 101,785
1986 14 67,019
1985 11 51,539
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
ⓘ 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

4 on file

1987 · 1 incident

January 19, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
K A P Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN RIDING ON S7OOP ACCIDENTLY DROPPED HIS FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP FRAME

1986 · 2 incidents

October 31, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper OTHER
K A P Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NATURAL DEATH D6E TO HEART FAILURE

October 9, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K A P Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL AT BA7TERY STATION.36' X 36' COVERING 3 SCOOP.FELL DURING NIGHT WHEN NO ONE WORKING.

1985 · 1 incident

October 14, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K A P Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MIDDLE MAN FELL OFF FACE I WAS BACKING UP PINNER WHEN PINNER SLIDE OVER AND CAUGHT MY FOOT BETWEEN DECK AND ROCK