Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING BELT UP TO PUT ROLLER IN.
No 1 Mine: 17 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4400403). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Jan 1989
Ownership history
- Briar Coal Company 1950 to 1973
- Wellmore Coal Corp No 6 1973 to 1979
- Double L Coal Corp 1979 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
17 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 5 incidents
Double L Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #4 ON RIGHT AT HALL WAY IN INTAKE 10 CROSS CUT FROM SURFACE
Double L Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
BOLTING TOP IN #2 LEFT CROSS CUT DRILLING 3 HOLE AND RIB ROLL FELL OFF AND HIT HIM ON BACK AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT FRACTURED HIS BACK.
Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING ROOF BOLTS OUT SCOOP BUCKED ON PINNER IN BUNDLE OF 10 BOLTS WEIGH APROX. 30 LBS. (LOADING ROOF BOLTS ONTO ROOF BOLTER)
August 26, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON PINNER, 10 IN BUNDLE, WEIGH APPROX. 30 LBS.
April 4, 1988
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING A CASE OF EXPLOSIVES.
1987 · 2 incidents
April 10, 1987
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED TO THE MINE OPERATOR THAT HE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AROUND THE #4 BELT DRIVE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED TO HIS BACK.
January 30, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Double L Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object
I NAME WAS TRAM4ING MACHINE IN #4 LEFT CROSSCUT WHEN MACHINE CONTACTED RIB AND DISLODGED MIDDLE MAND AND STRUCK EMP IN BACK CAUSING INJURY
1986 · 2 incidents
Double L Coal Corp · Fall from machine
EMP WAS UP IN 7HE DECK OF SCOOP AND HE PUT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF AND HE JUMP OFF AND FELL AND HURT BACK
Double L Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ABOVE3ROOF BOATR 48 INCH.
1985 · 4 incidents
June 11, 1985
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Double L Coal Corp · Rubbed or abraded
EMP WAS CRAWLIN1 IN THE MINE AND INJURED HIS KNEE
Double L Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL ON BELTLINE 20X40X40
April 24, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Double L Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS TRAMMIN1 A ROOF BOLTER OUT OF A PLACE AND HIT A HOLE. THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER BOUNCED DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK
January 29, 1985
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EMP WAS BEATING3ROCKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND HURT HIS BACK
1983 · 3 incidents
Double L Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING AN PIECE ROCK AN TAIL PIECE STRAINED LEFT HOLDER AND BACK MUSCLES.
Double L Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTER IN RETURN
Double L Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY ON BELT LINE 25004 OUTBY THE FACE