Repco Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCKFALL MINER 7AUGHT UNDER PILLER FALL.RODE TWO WING OUT AND TRAP THE MINER.
No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Repco Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Caffrey John E
Horsepen,
Tazewell County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405838
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405838). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Nov 1985
Ownership history
- Preservati Construction Company Inc 1982 to 1984
- Pioneer Coal Corp 1984 to 1985
- Repco Inc 1985 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
5 on file1985 · 4 incidents
Repco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
ROOF BOLTER SETTING MACHINE UP TO DRILL ROOF BOLT HOLE AND HELPER GOT IMPATIENT AND STARTED AROUND END OF MACHINE WHEN OPERATOR MOVED MACHINE TO LINE UP ON ROOF MARK PINNING HELPER WITH CANOPY TO RIB.
Repco Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION OF #8 HEADING IN FACE AREA CATCHING CM.FALL WAS 30\LONG X 20\HIGH AND 8\WIDE.FELL OUT ABOVE WHERE ROOF BOLTS WERE ANCHORED.
Repco Inc · Accident type, without injuries
HAD FINISHED LOADING IN #6 HEADING AND MOVED TO #5 HEADING ,ROCK FELL BEFORE PIN CREW ENTERED PLACE.
1984 · 1 incident
Pioneer Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROOF BOLT OPR. HIT LEFT WRIST WITH PIN WRENCH.