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No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Bristol Coal Corp · Underground
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404693

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404693). 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
1985
Latest incident
Oct 1985
Ownership history
  1. A & B Coal Company 1977 to 1978
  2. A & B Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1981
  3. Compton Coal Corp 1981 to 1981
  4. Vaco Mining Inc 1981 to 1982
  5. L & C Energy Corp 1982 to 1983
  6. Bristol Coal Corp 1983 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

1985 · 1 incident

October 22, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bristol Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE SECTION IS ONLY 36" HIGH, WE USE 36" ROOF BOLTS SO IT IS NECESSARY TO PUSH ROOF BOLTS IN HOLE WITH BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER TO BE ABLE TO USE THE TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS WHEN THE BOO M IS NEAR THE TOP YOU SHOULD TAKE CARE TO KEEP HAND IN THE CLEAR