Savage Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
RF FALL IN NO 2 150 FT OUTBY FACE FAULTY PLACE IN RF NO EQUIP OR PERSONS
No 1 Mine: 13 reportable incidents Coal
Savage Mining Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Roy Horne
Dante,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406340
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406340). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Jul 1990
Ownership history
- Wellaby Coal Inc 1986 to 1989
- Savage Mining Inc 1989 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
13 on file1990 · 2 incidents
Savage Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
WE CUT INTO OLD WORKS NOT SHOWN ON MAP THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
1988 · 2 incidents
Wellaby Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN NO 5 ENTRY ON BREAK BACK FROM FACE NO EQUIPMENT OR INJURIES
Wellaby Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL BREAKS INSIDE IN ENTRY 50 BREAKS OUTBY WORKING FACE. WE TIMBERD AND DANGERED OFF, NO ACCIDENTS OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
1987 · 9 incidents
December 1, 1987
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wellaby Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR HELPED LIFT ROCK. -AUDIT
October 29, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL HIT HIM AND HE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS SINCE.-AUDIT
October 17, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
PINNER MAN KNOCKED DOWN ROOF JACK AND IT FELL OVER HIT HIM IN FACE. -AUDIT.
September 11, 1987
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL TRYING TO GET OIL TANK TO BOLT UP.PUT FINGER IN HOLE AND OIL TANK FELL DOWN ON IT. -AUDIT.
Wellaby Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries
THIS WAS AN ABA3DON SECTION, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DAMAGE DONE
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPL ON BACK.
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL CUT THIGH.8 STITCHES PUT IN CUT. -AUDIT
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE DRAW ROCK3FELL IN NO. 4 ENTRY WHILE ROOF BOLTER HELPER WAS SETTING JACKS. THE ROCK BROKE THREE TOES ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
April 10, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wellaby Coal Inc · Struck by flying object
HIT DRILL BIT WITH HAMMER-PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF. -AUDIT