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No 1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Cleveland, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405546

No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Nov 1983
Ownership history
  1. Chestnut Ridge Mining Company 1980 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)
1984 22 33,063
1983 20 95,156
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 Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1983 · 7 incidents

November 9, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAM LEVER STUCK DOWN AND BOLTER HEAD HIT OPERATOAR IN THE RIBS.

August 10, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP HIT BOLTING MACHINE WHILE MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON IT AND PUSHED BOLTER OVER FOOT-LEFT FOOT.

May 6, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING IN BUCKET JACK PIN AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE JACK

April 27, 1983 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Struck by falling object

REACH TO REMOVE ROCK FROM TAILPIECE AND ANOTHER ROCK FELL FROM OTHER BELT AND HIT ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

March 3, 1983 VA · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FIRE
Chestnut Ridge Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

PULLED SWITCH BOX AND BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE.