Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Compton William
Dante, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406154

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406154). 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
1984–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
Ownership history
  1. Bear Branch Fuel Corp 1984 to 1987
  2. Neece Creek Coal Company Inc 1987 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
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 file

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1987 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Neece Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING BUGGY H3T A HOLE OR ROCK,THREW HIM AGAINST TOP HURT EAR & LIP.

1985 · 1 incident

January 28, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bear Branch Fuel Corp · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL AND HE LET HIS KNEE DRAG AGAINST THE ROOF CAUSING AN ALLEDGED KNEE INJURY

1984 · 1 incident

November 19, 1984 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Bear Branch Fuel Corp · Struck against stationary object

OPERATOR OF COAL DRILL WAS TAKEN CABLE UP ON COAL DRILL WHEN THE CABLE CAME OVER THE SCOOP IN WHICH THE VICTIM WAS WORKING ON THE CABLE HIT THE VICTIM CAUSING THE VICTIMS HEAD TO HIT THE SI DE OF SCOOP DECK CAUSING A CUT OVER THE LEFT EYE VICTIM SAID HIS NECK WAS HURTING HIM