Genesis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL HITTING PERSON IN BACK INJURING 3RD VERTEBRA IN LUMBAR NOT NEAR SPINAL CORD
No 1 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Genesis Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Blair Roger-Fred O Dotson
MSHA Mine ID: 4406053
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406053). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Feb 1988
Ownership history
- Genesis Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
8 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 1 incident
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THIS IS AN ABAN8ONED AREA, ROOF FALL APPROXIMATELY 18 FT WIDE 18 FT LONG AND 2 FT IN DEPTH. HOWEVER FIRM ROOF IS IN FRONT OFF FALL WHICH IS PROPERLY BOLTED AND TIMBERED. THIS IS IN AN OLD NEUT RAL ENTRY. 3
1986 · 3 incidents
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WHICH3WAS APPROX 18 FT WIDE 20 FT LONG AND 5 FT DEEP HOWEVER FIRM ROOF IS IN FRONT L AND BEYOND FALL WHICH IS PROPERLY BOLTED AND TIMBERED
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE ROCK HORS9BACK FELL ON BACK CAUSING A RACTURE TO SHOULDER & RIBS.
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL WHICH3WAS APPROX 15'W X 12'L X 5'H. HOWEVER FIRM ROOF IS IN FRONT AND BEYOND FALL WHICH IS PROPERLY BOLTED AND TIMBERED
1985 · 2 incidents
October 7, 1985
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
CROSSING OVER CONVEYOR BELT.
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED PERSON RESTING WITH RIGHT ARM LEANING ON MINER MACHINE. A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 5" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN TIMBERS AND BROKE HIS ARM.
1984 · 1 incident
Genesis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULTY TOP IN AN AREA OF APPROX 20BY45FEET WHICH FELL ONTO THE BRIDGE AND BACK PART OF MINER