Neece Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HIT EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER
No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- May 1988
Ownership history
- Bear Branch Fuel Corp 1984 to 1987
- Neece Creek Coal Company Inc 1987 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11 | 17,244 |
| 1987 | 18 | 50,033 |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 5 | 3,079 |
| 1984 | 3 | 344 |
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 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 file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 2 incidents
Neece Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
TALKING TO PINN9R MAN IN LOW COAL ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE KNOCKED DOWN CUT SHOULDER
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
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
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