Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Travis Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Sage Sammy
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403614

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
Ownership history
  1. Harman Mining Corp 1973 to 1981
  2. Harman Mining Corp 1981 to 1982
  3. Bandit Mining Corp 1982 to 1985
  4. Travis Coal Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1987 6 20,142
1986 5 25,669
1985 8 30,917
1984 7 45,530
1983 7 8,840
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 1 Mine 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

1 on file

1987 · 1 incident

February 20, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Travis Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING PINNER 7ABLE & STRAINED HIS BACK.