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No 1: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Basic Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Paul Lowe
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406830

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4406830). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1997–1999
Latest incident
Mar 1999
Ownership history
  1. Black Diamond Company 1996 to 1996
  2. Basic Mining Corp 1996 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

6 on file

1999 · 1 incident

March 1, 1999 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MOVING CRIB BLOCKS. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

1998 · 2 incidents

November 12, 1998 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Basic Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT MAN HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER. LEFT THUMB BROKE.

March 10, 1998 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Basic Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATES HE PULLED TOO HARD ON MINER CABLE.

1997 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Basic Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN #6 ENTRY 150' OUTBY FACE. FALL WAS IN A FAULT AREA. CRIBS WERE SET IN ALL ENTRYS NEAR FALL.

April 30, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Basic Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

SMALL SECTION OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING NECK AREA.

March 24, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Basic Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP HE WAS TURNED BACKWARD DITNOT SEE ROOF BOLT HANGING DOWN EE HEAD STRUCK ROOF BOLT & KNOCKED HM OFF MANTRIP