Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 21 reportable incidents Coal

Sandy Lane Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Wayne Estep
Bee, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405153

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4405153). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Apr 1986
Ownership history
  1. Hay Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1980
  2. Sandy Lane Inc 1980 to 1981
  3. Sandy Lane Inc 1981 to 1985
  4. Sandy Lane Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

21 on file

1986 · 5 incidents

April 22, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTINS UP BOLT8 & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAAD OF PINNER & LINDING ARMS ON PINNER.

April 10, 1986 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Sandy Lane Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT KNEES AG5INST TOP LOW CLEANING SECTION WITH SCOOP

April 2, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINNER STEL BRO5E AND HIT HIM ALONG THE EYE

March 13, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK CAME OUT B9TWEEN BOLTS BRUSED HIS BACK.

January 13, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Sandy Lane Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED FOOT 3

1985 · 5 incidents

December 2, 1985 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck by falling object

SCALING DRAW RO7K WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND INJURED RT ARM AND RT SIDE

December 1, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator OTHER
Sandy Lane Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

UNKNOWN 3

1984 · 7 incidents

October 12, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE\S THUMB WAS CAUGHT UNDER A ROOF PLATE & CUT.

October 10, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sandy Lane Inc · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

September 28, 1984 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sandy Lane Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED GROIN WHILE BEATING ROCK AT FEEDER.

May 18, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON BOLTER.

May 11, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE WHILE DRILLING COAL.

April 16, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT RIGHT CHEEK WAS BRUISED WHEN HIT BY A COAL DRILL (HAND HELD)

1983 · 4 incidents

August 10, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, SUBJECT WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT THIGH BY A FALLING ROCK.

January 10, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sandy Lane Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL,CATCHING FINGER AGAINST POWER HEAD.

January 9, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sandy Lane Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED APPX SUNDAY,JAN 9 1983 MINE NOT WORKING.FALL LOCATED ALONG ONE HEADING FOR DISTANCE OF APPX 50\ NO DAMAGE OCCURRED.