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No 1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Atlanta Mining · Underground
Van, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606721

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4606721). 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
1984–1985
Latest incident
Mar 1985
Ownership history
  1. Atlanta Mining 1983 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 sits in Boone County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 10.1% 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.
Boone County, West Virginia · Population 21,312
10.1%
Mining share of county employment
$56,152
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

1985 · 1 incident

March 11, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Atlanta Mining · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME OPERATING SCOOP COMING TOWARD OUTSIDE WITH LOAD OF CRIB BLOCKS WHEN SCOOP STRUCK LARGE HOLE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON TOP OF METAL SEAT.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 11, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING VENTILATION CURTAIN FROM ONE X-CUT TO BE PLACED AT ANOTHER THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM THE ROOF. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO BOTH ANKLES & SOME B ROKEN BONES IN T H E BACK AREA.

February 14, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXITING S C TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS KNEE WAS TWISTED.NO APPARENT REASON FOR STRAIN IMPAIRMENT MINIMAL.