Mining Incidents

National No 1 Surface Mine Coal

Wellmore Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by United Company
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406043

MSHA record for National No 1 Surface Mine (mine ID 4406043). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Oct 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

October 2, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL CABLE OUT THAT WAS HUNG IN THE WINCH, WINCH WENT IN AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THE WINCH AND CABLE RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT THUMB

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