Henry C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS WALKING 5ND SPRAINED HIS KNEE
No 1 Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal
Henry C Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Barton Delmar
Harman,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403613
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4403613). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Nov 1986
Ownership history
- Harman Mining Corp 1973 to 1982
- Harman Mining Corp 1982 to 1984
- New Leaf Mining Inc 1984 to 1985
- Henry C Coal Company Inc 1985 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
10 on file1986 · 3 incidents
Henry C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE WAS SHOVELIN1 BELT AND PICKED UP A PIECE OF ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK
Henry C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS DRILLING3AND THE HUNG UP AND SPRANED HIS LEFT WRIST.
1985 · 2 incidents
Henry C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS DRILLING3A PLACE WHEN THE DRILL AUGER HUNG & THE DRILL HANDLE HIT HIM IN T HE MOUTH CUTTING HIS LIP LOOSENED 2 TEETH.
Henry C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS DRILLING AN THE DRILL HUNG UP AND CAUGHT HIS ARM IN THE DRILL HOSE AND SPRUNG HIS ELBOW.
1984 · 3 incidents
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by flying object
HELPING MECHANIC PUT GREASE IN TAKE-UP JACK TO TIGHTEN CUTTER CHAIN-GREASE FITTING SHOT OUT STRIKING IN SIDE OF HEAD
March 12, 1984
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Harman Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects
TAKING LID OFF OF POWDER BOX-FEET SLIPPED AND HIT RIB AGAINST SUPPLY CAR
Harman Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries
TWO MOUNTAIN CRACKS RUNNING PARRALLEL TO EACH OTHER FELL OUT.ROCK FALL WAS 46\LONG X 14\-4\WIDE X 1-4\THICK.
1983 · 2 incidents
Harman Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 1 ROOM IN INTERSECTION FALL WAS 40FTX36INX48IN AND 20FT WIDE
Harman Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LOADING SUPPLIES IN SCOOP BUCKET AND BARREL OF HYDRAULIC OIL TURNED OVER AND CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST TOP OF SCOOP BUCKET.