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No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Williams Steve
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403511

No 1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Western Dominion Coal Company Inc 1950 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)
1984 3 20,911
1983 20 126,989
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

2 on file

1983 · 2 incidents

December 2, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Western Dominion Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

REPLACING BELT IN THE LID ON ELECTRICAL BOX, AND THE CONNECTION SHORTED OUT AND FILE COME OUT FROM AROUND THE LID, THEREBY BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND

March 21, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Western Dominion Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR HAROLD DAVIS WAS OPERATING A LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER WHILE WORKING THE DRILL HEAD AND CANOPY GOT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THEM AND MASHED