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No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Double O Coal Mining Corp · Underground
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405889

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405889). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1985–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. L & L Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1982
  2. Prater Creek Coal Company 1982 to 1983
  3. Splashdam Mining Inc 1983 to 1984
  4. Krest Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1986
  5. Heather-Krest Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  6. Lescox Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  7. Wahtahshi Land & Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  8. Double O Coal Mining Corp 1987 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 13, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Krest Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

ACCIDENTLY GOT IN A FEEDER CRUSHER

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1987 · 1 incident

February 22, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lescox Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WALKING BETWEEN DRIVE AND MINE OFFICE SLIPPED ON ICE.

1986 · 3 incidents

June 3, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heather-Krest Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAKING BELT MOV9 MEN WERE RAISING BELT WITH BAR SLIDING STRUCTURE IN UNDER BELT WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

1985 · 10 incidents

June 20, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Krest Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

ACROSSING THE B9LT HIS FEET SLIP

June 10, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Krest Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON A PI9CE OF EQUIPMENT-LUMP OF COAL HIT HIS RIGHT EYE

May 6, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Krest Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON BELT3LINE SHOVELING CAUGHT RIGHT HAND ON THE HOOK THAT HOLDS THE BELT

April 1, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Krest Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING OUT OF 4INES AND HIT ROOF BOLT ON LEFT SHOULDER & UPPER BACK