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No 1: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Wesley D. Burke
Norton, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405769

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405769). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
Ownership history
  1. L & W Coal Corp 1981 to 1982
  2. Southmountain Coal Company Inc 1982 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

14 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

1986 · 4 incidents

August 7, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A LOOSE ROCK FR2M THE MINE TOP FELL STRIKING EMP ON L SHOULDER THEN FALLING ONTO EMP FOOT

May 8, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HIGH ROOF LOOSE3ROCK SINGLE ROCK FALL VIBRATION OF DRILL CAUSED ROCK TO BREAK OUT

1985 · 3 incidents

1984 · 4 incidents

October 23, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER ON SCOOP WHEN GRINDING DISC EXPLODED BECOMING A MISSLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.

August 1, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL WHEN EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DRILL ROOF BOLT HOLE