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No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Lightning Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Shelton David
Deskins, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406714

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4406714). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Apr 1993
Ownership history
  1. Smurfco Inc 1992 to 1993
  2. Teresa B Coal Company 1993 to 1994
  3. Lightning Energy Inc 1994 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

April 30, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Smurfco Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER PUTTING UP LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN #8 RIGHT BREAK FACE AND FACE ROLLED OUT STRIKING MAN AND PUSHING HIM AGAINST PINNER. FACE AREA WAS UNDER CUT.

April 12, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Smurfco Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HORSEBACK SLIP- FELL OVER THE WEEKEND UNKNOWN TIME THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEARED UP. NO HAZARD TO SECTION. FELL 2 BRKS INBY SPAD #64 IN #7 ENTRY. 108' LONG, 20' LONG, 5-6' HIGH. NO EFFECT TO V ENTILATION OR ROOF CONTROL.

January 19, 1993 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Smurfco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN AND PINNER OPERATOR WERE TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE AND FOREMAN LET DRILL HEAD DOWN BREAKING LEG ABOVE ANKLE ON RIGHT LEG.