Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Becky Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Smith Glen A
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406352

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406352). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
Ownership history
  1. Becky Mining 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

2 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

November 16, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Becky Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AT 1030AM A RO7K FALL IN #4 HEADING APPROX.10FT.INBY PORTAL AN UNINTENTIONAL ROCK FALL MEASURING 16FT.WIDE 20FT.IN LENGTH & APPROX.60INCHES FELL NO ACCIDENTS WERE INVOLVED

September 8, 1987 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Becky Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

LOADING 21 SHUT7LE CAR #1 ENTRY PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 26''WIDE X 28''LONG X 1-4'' THICK FELL STRIKING I.NAME ON HEAD.