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No 1: 11 reportable incidents Coal

Colley Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Colley Clyde
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403734

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4403734). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. Messick Branch Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1976
  2. Westbury Coal Mining Partnership 1976 to 1979
  3. Westbury Coal Mining Partnership 1980 to 1985
  4. Colley Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 4, 1987 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator OTHER
Colley Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS TAKI3G A TIMBER INTO THE WORKING PLACE THE TOP BUMPED I.NAME TURNED QUICKLEY HOLDING THE TIMBER PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

1986 · 2 incidents

December 1, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colley Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL IN TH9 BELT ENTRY 150 FOOT INBY PORTAL. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 4 FT THICK, 18 FT WIDE AND 70 FT LONG. (A HORSE BACK).

March 3, 1986 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Colley Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

BELT BOX WAS MA5FUNCTIONING NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF TROUBLE REMOVED ARC SUPPROSSION COVERS TO SEE IF TOPS WERE STUCK NONE WERE. STARTED CYCLE TO SEEIF EVERYTHING WAS IN PROPER ORDER WENT THROUGH C YCLE CONTROLLER3TIPS BURNED OFF MELTED OUT

1985 · 1 incident

October 2, 1985 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colley Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LEFT INDEX FINGER KNUCKLE SPLIT OPEN WITH BOWSAW WHEN SAWING CAUGHT SPLINTER & JERKED SAW OUT ONTO FINGER

1984 · 4 incidents

January 25, 1984 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss OTHER
Westbury Coal Mining Partnership · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING TO CHECK ON INJURY STRAINED BACK.

January 25, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westbury Coal Mining Partnership · Struck by falling object

A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM THE ROOF BRUISED FRED\S LEFT HAND.

January 19, 1984 VA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westbury Coal Mining Partnership · Struck by flying object

TAKING SLEDGE HAMMER BEATING ICE OFF TAIL GATE,PIECE OF METAL WENT IN EYE.

1983 · 3 incidents