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No 1 Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by James Little
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405648

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4405648). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
Ownership history
  1. 4-A Coal Corp 1981 to 1983
  2. Omega Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1985
  3. L & L Energy Of Hurley Inc 1985 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

7 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

1986 · 1 incident

August 27, 1986 VA · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast OTHER
L & L Energy Of Hurley Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DONE IT. THE EMPLOYEE UNJURED HIS RIB AND LUNG.

1985 · 2 incidents

January 24, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Omega Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE IN PROCESS OF GOING FROM DISCHARGE POINT TO MINER ON SCOOP 482 A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING VICTIM BEFORE HE COULD BRING SCOOP TO STOP CUTTING HIM OVER RT EYE LID

1984 · 1 incident

November 13, 1984 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Omega Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING SCOOP OPERATOR HAD KNEE ABOVE THE TOP OF SCOOP CATCHING LEFT KNE AGAINST THE TOP CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING TO LEFT KNEE

1983 · 1 incident

September 12, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Omega Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT AND ROOF JACK HITTING EMPL IN BACK BENDING HIM OVER TO BOTTOM.