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No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Supreme Energy Corp · Underground
Controlled by James Wayne Estep
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406534

No 1 has had no fatalities among 6 reportable incidents since 1990.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1990–1992
Latest incident
Jan 1992
Ownership history
  1. Supreme Energy Corp 1989 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)
1992 17 77,611
1991 18 136,149
1990 22 197,358
1989 15 38,256
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

6 on file

1992 · 1 incident

January 3, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Supreme Energy Corp · Fall from machine

THE INJURED CHANGED THE HYDRAULIC FITTING ON LOADER. SPILLED SOME OIL ON LOADER CLIMBED UP ON LOADER TO CHECK FOR A LEAK WHEN STEPPED IN OIL AND MUD, CUASING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL OFF OF LOADE R.

1991 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Supreme Energy Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INURED LIFTED A TNAK OF OXGEN CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

May 2, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Supreme Energy Corp · Struck by falling object

A SMALL SCALE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF BETWEEN THE ROOFBOLTS STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON ON LEFT SH0ULDER.

1990 · 3 incidents

March 14, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Supreme Energy Corp · Struck against stationary object

INJ BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST BELT STRUCTURE WHEN MAKING BELT MOVE & NEVER REPROTED IT TO ME.

January 20, 1990 VA · Coal supply man, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Supreme Energy Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS USING ENDLOADER TO MOVE BOLT TAKEUP WHEN CHAIN BROKE ONE END OF CHAIN STRIKING INJURED PERSON ON SIDE OF JAW & NECK.