Cidric Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
MINING IN OUT CROP IN NO/HEADING PULLED OUT DANGERED IT OFF FALL 35 LONG 20 FT WIDE 5 FT THICK WE HAD QUIT MINING IN THIS AREA.
No 1 Mine: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406300). 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
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
Ownership history
- Cidric Coal Corp 1986 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
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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.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
5 on file1989 · 3 incidents
May 2, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cidric Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BLET ROLLER HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE WHEN DRAGING IT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
Cidric Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING MINING CABLE AND SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.
1988 · 1 incident
Cidric Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TURNING ELT AND PIPE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN HIS HIP.
1986 · 1 incident
December 16, 1986
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cidric Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK 1/2'' THIC5 X 10'' ROUND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.SAID HE WASNT HURT THEN LATER SAID HE WANTED TO GO HOME.ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP PER CALL 1-6-87.