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No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Deel Fork Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Pruitt Lora J
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404822

No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. O K Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1986
  2. Deel Fork Mining Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 0
1986 7 14,450
1985 13 27,376
1984 12 48,116
1983 6 6,219
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

4 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Deel Fork Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

PULLING PILLARS3AND THEY WERE ABOUT TO GO THOUGH WHEN MINE IDLED DUE TO LACK OF ORDERS.WHEN RETURNING TO WORK,FOUND #2 INTERSECTION FALLEN IN TRAPPING BOLTER AND CUTTING MACHINE.200'LONG X 20- 40'WIDE X 6-152HIGH.

September 10, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Deel Fork Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS HEL1ING COUPLE UP WHEN FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER TRACTOR.

1984 · 2 incidents

January 11, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
O K Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE BUMPED HEAD ON COAL TIPPLE