E R C Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
38507USH OUT CAR WAS COMING OFF DUMP THE TIRE SLIPPED AN ROCK AND STRUCK EE ON THE HOSE.
No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
E R C Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Crouse Estel
Grundy,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405508
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4405508). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Aug 1992
Ownership history
- Hobbs Branch Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1981
- Cherokee Energy Coal Company 1981 to 1982
- Red Dog Mining 1982 to 1983
- State Line Mining Corp 1983 to 1984
- Cherry Coal Company 1984 to 1984
- Double S Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
- Mott Branch Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Island Mining Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Jakco Mining Inc 1987 to 1988
- S & V Coal Company 1988 to 1989
- Squire Branch Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
- Crazy Eight Coal Company 1990 to 1992
- E R C Mining Company Inc 1992 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
5 on file1992 · 2 incidents
June 29, 1992
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
E R C Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WAS BACKING TRACTOR TOT HE HYDRAULIC DUMP. THE HYD HOSE BROKE AND HIT HIS OVER THE EYE.
1989 · 1 incident
Squire Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
MINER HELPER WAS SETTING DON AND PULLING THE CABLE OVER WHEN BUGGY WAS PULLING UNDER MINER TO BE LOADED AND GOT HIS FOOT RAN OVER BY THE BUGGIE.
1983 · 2 incidents
Red Dog Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
LOW COAL SCOOP OPERATOR MISS TURN ON CORNER BACKED UP ON CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN RIB AND SCOOP CHECK. INJURY TO HEAD AND NECK DR. SAID NO BROKEN BONES BUT STRAW MUSCHLES IN NECK ONE BUMP HEAD .
Red Dog Mining · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CRAWLING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE AGAINST BOTTOM-CONTINUED TO WORK REST OF SHIFT.