Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Stevenson David & Leon
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406326

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406326). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1988–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc 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
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

9 on file

1992 · 1 incident

June 16, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I W AS RIDING THE LITTLE MAC INSIDE TO STARTA SHIFT & I WASNT SITTING LOW ENOUGH ON THE CART & I HIT MY HEAD AGAINST THE TOP KNOCKING OFF MY HARD HAT

1990 · 6 incidents

October 9, 1990 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD COME-ALONG HOOKED TO ROPE (HOLDS BELT) PULLING TO HAND NEW BELT STRUCTURES. RATCHET COME-ALONG WAS FULLY TORQUED WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, SWINGING AROUND AND STRIKING I.NAME IN THE RIGHT SIDE O F THE FACE.

June 6, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT. REACHING SHOVEL UNDER BELT TO OTHER SIDE. PULLED OUT AND HIT KNEE WITH SHOVEL HANDLE.

March 29, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHOVELING UNDER TAILPIECE OF BELT WHEN A SPLICE CAME BY AND CAUGHT THE END OF PINKIE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

January 26, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TRANSPORTING STEEL H-BEAMS UNDERGROUND FOR OVERCAST ONE BEAM FELL OVER ON VICTIMS LEFT THUMB

1989 · 1 incident

July 12, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunset Land & Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNING OVER SPEED REDUCER FOR MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTER WENT INTO RIGHT HAND.

1988 · 1 incident