Professional Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 INTERSECTION APPROX 20 FT OUTBY FACE WATER APPARENTLY DETERIOTED ROOF WORKING BOLTS INEFFECTIVE
No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406141). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- May 1985
Ownership history
- Professional Coal Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 Mine sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1985 · 5 incidents
April 23, 1985
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Professional Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BRUISED WRIST ON THE LEFT HAND AS A RESULT OF THE HAND HELD COAL DRILL HANDLE STRIKING THE VICTIM. THE COAL DRILL CLUTCH WAS OPERATING PROPERLY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS HOWEVER WATER WAS COMING OUT OF THE COAL AND ADDITIONAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE DRILL RESULTED IN IT HANDING.
Professional Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOST FOOTING WHILE UNLOADING LUMBER FROM TRUCK AND HURT BACK.
Professional Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJ HELPING BOLT TOP AND HOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF STEEL AND HEAD OF BOLTER BREAKING INDEX FINGER AND BROKE SKIN ON 2 OTHER FINGERS.
Professional Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
FELL ON ICE AND STRUCK TWO NAILS WITH HIS HAND.