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No 1: 13 reportable incidents Coal

Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jeffrey L Mullins
Roda, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404434

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404434). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Jan 1987
Ownership history
  1. Hi Top Coal Company Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

13 on file

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 4 incidents

November 5, 1986 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG HYDROLIC MOTORS ON 11-15-86 & HIS BACK PAIN STARTED GRADUALLY & GOT WORSE. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 11-13-86 & HAS A SUBLUXATION OF THE PELVIS ASSOCIATED WITH NERALGIA OF SCIAT IC NERVE. 3

April 14, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK3HIT HISLEFT PINKIE FINGER & FRACTURED IT WHILE HE WAS BOLTING.

1985 · 4 incidents

January 26, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING HOLE IN BELT KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT HAND.

January 3, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 6 FT NORTH AND SOUTH 30 FT EAST AND WEST 1 FT ABOVE ANCHOR ZONE LOCATION #579 BOLT 5 FT STRATA BOLT POINT ANCHOR 2 FT GROUTED RESIN NO AIR MOVEMENT AFFECTED TYPE ROOF SLATE WITH SLIPS NO CLEAN UP INTENDED #1 RT STATION

1984 · 4 incidents

August 31, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE HAD JUST FINISHED EATING HIS LUNCH WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.CAUSING HIM TO FALL FACE DOWN.RESULTING IN A BRUISED SHOULDER AND NECK.

June 1, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS THROWING ROCK DUST OVER BELT AND TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF STEEL BACK PAIN.

May 1, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 6 FT ABOVE ANCHOR ZONE TYUPE BOLT USED 5 FT PORT ANCHOR LENTHE FALL 20 FT WIDE 20 FT WIDE RETURN AIR WAY TUPE ROOF SLATE TIMBERED OFF NO CLEANUP INTENDED

January 27, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hi Top Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS HAMMERING A PIECE OF METAL SOMETHING WENT INTO LEFT EYE.