Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Hall Terry
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404096

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404096). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jul 1983
Ownership history
  1. Sow Branch Coal Company 1975 to 1979
  2. Sandstone Mining Inc Of Va 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

July 29, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator ELECTRICAL
Sandstone Mining Inc Of Va · Struck by flying object

INJURED PARTY WAS HELPING START TRUCK HAD LOOSE CONNECTION ON BATTER POST BATTERY BLOWED APART TOP OF BATTERY HITTING PARTY IN FACE