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No 1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Advance Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Lester Ronnie
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404692

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Dec 1983
Ownership history
  1. Blue Eagle Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1979
  2. Blue Eagle Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1983
  3. Advance Coal Company Inc 1983 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)
1985 0
1984 16 21,089
1983 13 6,732
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 Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
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

December 12, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Advance Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING BOLTER AFTER REPAIRS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK FORCING HIS HEAD INTO THE BOLTER.