Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 28 reportable incidents Coal

River Bend Mining Inc · Underground
Shortt Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405785

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4405785). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
Ownership history
  1. Mabo Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1987
  2. River Bend Mining Inc 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

28 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1990 VA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
River Bend Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE STOCKPILE AREA OPERATING A BOOM TRUCK IN THE OPERATOR'S STATION.TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ABOVE.ONE EMPLOYEE CUT A PIECE OF HAND RAILING.THE A -FRAME TYRPE OF RAILING ROLL ED DOWN THE HILL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK

January 31, 1990 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
River Bend Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

REMOVING POWER BOX LID POWER ARKED TO ARM

1989 · 3 incidents

January 30, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
River Bend Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS HAULING BLOCK IN ON SCOOP HE SAID HE HIT A HOLE IN BOTTOM AND BOUNCED UP AND WHEN COME DOWN HIT TAIL BONE ON SCOOP DECK

January 7, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
River Bend Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

GOING THROUGH FAULTY TOP THAT WENT ACROSS THE SECTION INTERSECTION FELL IN ON #4 HEADING WHEN CUT BREAK THROUGH.

1988 · 4 incidents

April 22, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
River Bend Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BAD TOP INTERSECTION 16FTBY18FT WAS TIMBERED OFF NOT BOLTED INBY SPAD #117 IN #1FHEADING OF OLFELL BETWEEN 032488 & 042288 & ON 042288 AT 100PM NOT GOING TO CLEAN UP

April 20, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
River Bend Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LARGE DIP FELL (FALL OCCURED BETWEEN 032488 & 042088) IN SEC.HEADING #3 INBY SPAD #105 TO FACE & INTO PART OF BREAKS RIGHT & LEFT & HIT BREAK A FACE REST GOING TO CLEAN UP MOVED SECTION

1987 · 3 incidents

October 6, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
River Bend Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING 7HE ROOF BOLTER HE HAD HIS FOOT HANGING OVER THE SIDE ANDIT GOT CAUGHT THIS BADLY BRUISING HIS FOOT.

September 6, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
River Bend Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAMMING 7HE ROOF BOLTER HE HAD HIS FOOT HANGING OVER THE SIDE & IT GOT CAUGHT THUS BADLY BRUISING HIS FOOT.

1986 · 9 incidents

September 22, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE CONTINUOUS 4INER WAS REMOVING THE SECOND LIFT OFF THE NO.5 PILLAR WING WHEN THE ROOF STARTED WORKING AND EMPLOYEE'S WERE UNABLE TO GET THE MINER OUT BEFORE THE FALL CAME.THIS WAS A PILLAR FALL. 3

August 15, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK CAME DOWN 2N MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT.

July 30, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BLASTING3COAL AND A PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF THE RIB CAUSING THE VICTIM TO JUMP SIDEAYS AND TWIST HIS ANKLE AND THE COAL FELL ON IT.

February 24, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SAID HE STRAINE8 BACK LIFTING COVER ON SCOOP.

February 1, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CUTT9R CHAIN WHEN PIN CAME OUT BGLANCED AND HIT HIS HAND NOTHING WAS BROKEN NOR WAS STITCHES REQUIRED.

February 1, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED KNEE PU7TING IN BELT STRUCTURE.

February 1, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROOF BOLTER O1ER. WAS PRYING DOWN LOOSE ROOF WHEN A PIECE BROKE ABOVE THE ONE BEING TAKEN DOWN AND CAME DOWN ON THE SLATE BAR AND CAUGHT FINGERS ON SLATE BAR FRACTURING RING FINGER AND CUTTI NG MIDDLE FINGE9

January 24, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING ROCK OF0 BELT AND CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 26, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

VICTIM WAS CLEA3ING DEBRA OUT OF ROCK CHUTE FEET SLIPPED FELL OFF CHUTE BROKE LEFT ANKLE.

July 10, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator ELECTRICAL
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SCOOP CABLE GROUNDED CAUSING ELECTRICAL FIRE VICTIM WAS AFFECTED BY SMOKE INHALATION

1984 · 4 incidents

August 29, 1984 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

VICTIM OPERATING SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK ON ROADWAY IT FLEW OUT HIT RIB BOUNCED BACK HIT HIM BEHIND RIGHT EAR

June 20, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOFBOLT PIECE SLATE MEASURING 4\\ X 6\\ X 1\\ FELL STRIKING LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND BREAKING SAME.

1983 · 1 incident