Mining Incidents

No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Hope Mining Inc · Underground
Hurley, Va, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405816

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405816). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
Ownership history
  1. Ranco Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1984
  2. H & B Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
  3. V & R Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  4. Hope Mining Inc 1986 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

6 on file

1989 · 1 incident

July 11, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Hope Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

GOT DUST OR SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE FLUSHED WITH WATER AND EYE DROPS.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 22, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CUTTING BACK STOP OFF OF TA2L PC AND E MP CAME UP AND HIT METAL WITH HAMMER AND IT FELL OFF ON FOOT.

August 10, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hope Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS PULLING CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE IN RT.SHOULDER

July 27, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hope Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A BOX WITH TORCHES & GAUGES IN BOX

1987 · 2 incidents

August 7, 1987 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS RUNNING RT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR HAD LOADED AT MINER AND GOING TO DUMP WHEN TURNING THE CORNER AT #4 ENTER HE HIT A CABLE AND KNOCKED IT DOWN AND HIT I.NAME ABOVE THE EYE TOOK HIM TO DR HAD 4 STITCHES PUT IN IT CAME BACK TO WORK NEXT DAY

March 13, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hope Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WALKING OUT OF BATTERY CHARGING STATION TO GET IN MANTRIP AND FELL HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST CORNER OF SCOOP BUCKET