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No 1 Mine: 15 reportable incidents Coal

C & S Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Raymond Cline
Rowe, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405276

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4405276). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. L B M Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1981
  2. L B M Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1981
  3. L B J Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1987
  4. C & S Mining Corp 1987 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

15 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
C & S Mining Corp · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS H 9LPING CHANGE BATTERIES ON SCOOP WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED THE CABLES ON BATTERY GROUNDING THEM CAUSING SPARKS TO FLY STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN EYE

August 12, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
C & S Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3 IN THICK 4 IN WIDE AND 8 IN LONG FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOREARM

1986 · 4 incidents

October 7, 1986 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

CUTTING PIECE O0 BELT OFF THE TAILPIECE A SCOOP PULLED TOP ON IT TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL

March 11, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
L B J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS GE7TING ON THE RIB THE MINER OPERATOR STARTED THE MINER TO TRAM IN THE PLACE MASHED HIM IN THE RIB HURTING HIS BACK

1985 · 4 incidents

December 11, 1985 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TAKING CENTERS 3N #1 HEADING AND ROCK FELL ON RIGHT WRIST.

October 14, 1985 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L B J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING TIMBERS AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO OF THEM

May 1, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT, PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE JACKS, STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.

March 8, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CRAWLING UP THE BELTLINE & CRAWLED UP BESIDE ANOTHER EE WHO WAS REPAIRING THE MINER. WHEN THE EE CAME BACK WITH THE HAMMER TO KNOCK A BOLT IN PLACE HE HIT THE INJURED EE I N THE MOUT H KNOCKING LOOSE 2 TEETH & BREAKING OFF ONE TOOTH.

1984 · 3 incidents

December 13, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

LOADING BRATTICE & A ROCK FELL ON LEFT HAND CATCHING THE RING FINGER BREAKING THE BONE ON THE END.

October 29, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
L B J Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING JACKS AND TURNED THE BODY IN A MANNER THAT PUT HIS BCK IN A STRAIN.

October 26, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
L B J Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL ROCK FELL ONTO MINER STRIKING OPERATOR ON ARM BRUSING THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

1983 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
L B J Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP DIPPER THE SCOOP HIT A HOLE THE PUSH OUT BLADE BOUNCED UP & MASHED HIS FINGERS ON THE BOTTOM ON DIPPER. THE 2 MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND THE ENDS WERE AMPUTATED.