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No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Va-Ky Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hood Carl E
St Charles, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405921

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405921). 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
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
Ownership history
  1. Miracle Coal Company 1982 to 1987
  2. Va-Ky Energy Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 2, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Va-Ky Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TRAMED ROOF DRILL UPON RIGHT HAND.

1988 · 3 incidents

December 2, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va-Ky Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

UNDER LOADER BUCKET HOOKING UP CHAIN TO CONBEY BELTING WHEN FROZEN MATERIAL FEL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET STRIKING EMP.

May 26, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Va-Ky Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALING BELT STRUCTURE. 2 EMPLOYEES WERE HOLDING UP BELT ROPE WHEN ONE EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS SIDE THEREFORE PUTTING A STRAIN ON OTHER EMPLOYEE.

1983 · 1 incident