C C & P Coal Company · Struck by falling object
DROPPED GATE MADE OUT OF 2 IN PIPE ON RT FT ON TOP (INSTEP).
No 1 Mine: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4403868). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Apr 1984
Ownership history
- Street & Whited Coal Company Inc 1974 to 1975
- C C & P Coal Company 1975 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
12 on file1984 · 4 incidents
January 25, 1984
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C C & P Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING HAMMER & PUNCH TO TIGHTEN CENTER SECTION ON SCOOP. HE MISSED PUNCH & HIT HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
January 11, 1984
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C C & P Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CUT INDEX FINGER ACROSS TOP WHILE SAWING TIMBER.SAW JUMPED OUT OF TIMBER.
January 6, 1984
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C & P Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLED MUSCLE WHEN SHOVELLING DIRT ON OUTSIDE OF MINE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
1983 · 8 incidents
C C & P Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN IDLE ENTRY, NEXT TO THE OUT SIDE ABOVE ANCHORAGE NO ONE HURT OR INJURED WE WERE NOT WORKING WHEN ROCK FALL OCCURRED WE HAD BEEN IDLE FOR TWO WEEKS
October 17, 1983
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C & P Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING WATER HOSE AND CABLE, PULLED SOMETHING IN GROIN AREA, POSSIBLE HERNIA FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM
C C & P Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
INTENTIONAL ROCK FALL IN RETURN HAD SOME BAD TOP WAS GOING TO PULL CLEANED THE ROCK UP THEN IT FELL AGAIN TOO MUCH ROCK TO CLEAN UP
C C & P Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
HAD ROCK FALL IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY APPROX 200\ INSIDE THE MINE FELL OUT ABOVE THE BOLT ANCHORAGE
August 24, 1983
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C C & P Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WORKING TAILPIECE AND BIG ROCK GOT STUCK.STOP BELT AND PICK IT UP.FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BELLY.
April 6, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
C C & P Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS GOING TO PUSH ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE WITH HEAD OF MACHINE WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE ROTATION LEVER CAUSING THE ROOF BOLT WRENCH TO COME LOOSE FROM HIS HAND HITTING HIM IN THE FR ONT OF THE FACE DAMAGING HIS NOSE
C C & P Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
TROUBLE-SHOOTING METHANE MONITER ON MINER WHEN LIVE WIRE BECAME GROUNDED.
February 18, 1983
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
C C & P Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object
...BUSTING ROCK ON TAILPIECE WITH BACK TURNED TO SCOOP.SCOOP MAN DID NOT SEE EMPL AND BRUISED FOOT WITH SCOOP.