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No 1 Mine: 19 reportable incidents Coal

Lisa Lee Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Shelton Donald Lee
Shortts Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403660

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4403660). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1985–1988
Latest incident
Nov 1988
Ownership history
  1. Messick Branch Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1974
  2. D & V Coal Company 1974 to 1979
  3. Lisa Lee Coal Company 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
ⓘ 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

19 on file

1988 · 16 incidents

November 12, 1988 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOKING CAR OF CABLE UP BEHIND SCOOP.SCOOP JUMPED ON HIGH POINT.

October 18, 1988 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP OPERATOR INJURED WHILE OPERATING SCOOP HIT HOLE IN HAULWAY AND LANDED ON LEFT SHOULDER.

June 4, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL ON HIM WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER.

June 1, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LOWER BACK.

May 18, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by flying object

BEATING RACE OFF OF BUGGY WHEEL SHAFT.

May 17, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER LIDS AND DROPPED ONE ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

May 16, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAT GOT CAUGHT BY ROOFBOLT IN HALLWAY.

April 15, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HOLDING PUNCH TO KNOCK PIN OUT OF CHAIN.

April 6, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL. WAS CUTTING ON MINER WITH TORCH & HOT SLAG FELL IN EAR.

February 15, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING BELT WITH KNIFE.

January 28, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOLT STRURTION AND STRAIN BACK.

1987 · 2 incidents

October 20, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND LAST RUN OF BOLTS

September 11, 1987 VA · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING UP LOST POW OF BOLTS IN #71 HEADING WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM FACE TO JACKS ROCK WAS APPROX. 2'X2'X2".

1985 · 1 incident

May 15, 1985 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Lisa Lee Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN SAFETY JACKS.