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No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Cole Lonnie W
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405957

No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. J & K Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1985
  2. Charrich Company 1985 to 1985
  3. Harmco Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. Little Boot Mining Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1986 9 16,099
1985 13 26,626
1984 4 1,010
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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

3 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

February 16, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Boot Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN IN7ERSECTION THREE BREAKS OUT BY S S 103 THE FALL FELL ON BELT. WE ARE SETTING CRIBS IN ALL INTERSECTIONS ON #3 BELT SET TIMBERS WHERE NEEDED. NARROWED ALL PLACES AND STAGERED BRE AKS 3

February 9, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little Boot Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

RELL 70' INBY S6RVEY STATION 115-THE FALL IN INTERSECTION - THE PLACE WAS CRIBBED TIMBERED OFF AND DANGERED OFF 1-20-87, RETIMBERED 2-2-87 ITS INTERSECTION WAS BAD AND WAS EXPECTING IT TO FALL