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No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Deel Thomas G & Bill
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406123

No 1 has had 1 fatality among 3 reportable incidents since 1985.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1985–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
Ownership history
  1. West Star Coal Company Inc 1984 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)
1987 0
1986 13 28,915
1985 15 49,427
1984 11 11,079
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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 10, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY
West Star Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ING ACROSS THE 2EAD OF THE MACHINE AND HIS KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH LEVERS PINNING HIM AGINST TOP, RESULTING IN DEATH

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1985 · 2 incidents

January 30, 1985 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
West Star Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

CUTTING MACHINE BRUISE RT SHOULDER & BACK

January 7, 1985 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator OTHER
West Star Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED BACK TROUBLE FOR A LONG TIME AND HAD BEEN TAKING KIDNEY PILLS.