Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

L & L Energy Company · Underground
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403690

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4403690). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
Ownership history
  1. P M & B Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1978
  2. H J & H Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1980
  3. Triangle Coal Company 1980 to 1981
  4. L & L Energy Company 1981 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

1 on file

1983 · 1 incident

August 26, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L & L Energy Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS WAITING FOR THE MINER TO COME OUT OF A PLACE SO HE COULD PIN IT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE PINS AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK