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Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Mountain Trail Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Amvest Corporation
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406707

Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Sep 1992
Ownership history
  1. Wolverine Coal Company Inc 1992 to 1994
  2. Mountain Trail Coal Company 1994 to present
  3. Mountain View Mining Inc 1994 to 1994
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)
1997 2
1996 0
1995 0
1994 5
1992 20 9,277
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 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

1 on file

1992 · 1 incident

September 11, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wolverine Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PIECE OF STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE WHERE IT MASHED HIS FINGER & PUT 6 STITCHES IN IT