W & D Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO. 3 ENTRY SS 1133 20 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE 4 TO 5 FT HIGH.
No 1: 11 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405737). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Mar 1988
Ownership history
- B & B Energy Inc 1981 to 1987
- W & D Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1988 · 2 incidents
February 19, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE STARTED TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER FROM WHERE IT WAS AND PULLED THE PINNER UP ONTO HIS "L" FOOT.
1987 · 2 incidents
December 14, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
W & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
OPERATOR HAD ROOF BOLT WRENCH LAYING ON BOOM OF ROOF DRILL WHILE DRILLING.THE WRENCH FELL OFF BOOM AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEECAP BRUISING IT.
October 9, 1987
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT THUMB ON3LEFT HAND IN ROLLER ON TARPOLIN ON A COAL TRUCK BED.
1985 · 2 incidents
September 19, 1985
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS PULLING ON CABLES & COMPLAINED WITH HIS BACK
B & B Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
HE GOT UP FROM DINNER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE FRACTURED 2 RIBS.
1984 · 5 incidents
October 16, 1984
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
CHECKING STEERING JACK ON CUTTING MACHINE IN A STRAINED POSITION STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES.
B & B Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object
THE INJURED WAS BACKING UP & HIT HIS NECK ON HEADER BOARD.
July 19, 1984
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP CABLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK
B & B Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HIS FINGER SLIPPED BACK UNDER RAM IN SCOOP DIPPER BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
July 10, 1984
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING SLACK IN MACHINE CABLE STRAINED BACK. SAID BACK STARTED HURTING THAT NIGHT REPORTED NEXT MORNING.