Blankenship & Rife Inc · Accident type, without injuries
CRIBS KNOCK ED OUT PREV WEAKENS RF CASUING FALL BLOCK ING INTAKE HAULAGE ROAD TO 001 SECTION
No 1 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Blankenship & Rife Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Kermit Rife
Hurley,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403697
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4403697). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Blankenship & Rife Inc 1974 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
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
November 30, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PULLEY AND WIRE ROPE ON A BELT TAKE UP UNIT THE TIP END AT THE JOINT WAS BROKEN AND CUT
1987 · 1 incident
October 13, 1987
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL 5ND HIT THE VICTIM WHILE TRAVELING TO THE OUTSIDE
1985 · 1 incident
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK MINER ON SHOULDER BACK.