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No 1: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Underground
Duty, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404739

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404739). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
Ownership history
  1. Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp 1977 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1983 · 12 incidents

October 20, 1983 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR WAS CUTTING A PILLAR THROUGH WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OVER ON HIS LEFT LEG, BREAKING HIS LEG JUST ABOVE HIS ANKLE.

September 16, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON SCOOP & CABLE DRUG HIM OUT OF SCOOP

August 10, 1983 VA · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET, SCOOP HIT A HOLE RITCH CAUSED THE SCOOP BUCKET TO BOUNCE. WHEN IT DID HE LANDED ON HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE.

June 2, 1983 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LEANING ON SCOOP WITH HAND ON BACKN OF DIPPER, OPERATOR PULLED DIPPER BLADE BACK ON HIS FINGER. A

May 17, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object

WAS CHANGING PIN OUT OF BUCKET JACK ON SCOOP JACK FELL MASHING FINGER

April 13, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPR. SCOOP IN #4 HD. WHEN HE HIT A DIP IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING HIS SELF TO BOUNCE AGAINST THE LEAVES HITTING HIS SELF IN THE GROIN.

April 12, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS RUNNING HIS SCOOP IN 8 HD IT WAS LOW WHEN HE CAME TO THE FACE AFTER A BUCKET OF COAL HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP CAUSING TO KNOTS ON EACH SIDE OF HIS HEAD

April 5, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Struck against stationary object

CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT OUT OF CUTTER CHAIN WHEN HIS HAND SLIP CUTTING HIS HAND ON A BIT

February 14, 1983 VA · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTER MACHINE WAS TRAMMING AROUND BLOCK OF COAL, HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE PULLED ON IT HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.

January 13, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chestnut Ridge Fuel Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING SCOOP TIRE AND WHEEL OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN I HURT MY BACK