Waw Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
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No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Dec 1985
Ownership history
- Crystal Enterprises Inc 1981 to 1982
- L F & E Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1983
- M & T Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Double T Coal Corp 1984 to 1985
- Waw Coal Company Inc 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14 | 19,134 |
| 1985 | 6 | 11,358 |
| 1984 | 7 | 15,181 |
| 1983 | 18 | 33,407 |
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 Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Waw Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
MAN SAYS HE WAS3HURT WHILE RUNNING SCOOP NO WITNESS. DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO ANYONE. MONTH LATER BEFORE REPORTING ANYTHING.