Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Tara Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Noah B Lambert
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406425

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406425). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
Ownership history
  1. A M A Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
  2. Tara Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Mine sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

May 21, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL EMPLOYEE WENT UNDER METAL COMPANY O EQUIPMENT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

April 29, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN GENERAL AREA WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WELDING MACHINE & SUSTAINED BURNS TO BOTH EYES I NAME WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTED COVER FOR EYES

1990 · 1 incident

December 31, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 4" SUCTION LINE ON PUMP WHEN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1989 · 7 incidents

June 9, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tara Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX. 18X25X3-5 FT. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND AT THE TIME THIS FALL OCCUR ON A PANEL AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ENTRIES HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

April 26, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BUILDING BRATTICE ROCK FELL ON BACK

March 10, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tara Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST FEEDER AT QUITTING TIME AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.

March 6, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A 488 SCOOP ONTO PINNER. HE ALLEDGELY PULLED AND OR STRAINED BACK.

1988 · 4 incidents

November 21, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING TWO GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL, AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 23, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING REAR END FROM SCOOP, WHEN PULLED REAR END OUT CAUGHT RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN REAR END AND SCOOP FRAME.

February 18, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
A M A Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNING & TWISTING TO SEE BEHIND HIM WHILE LOADING S.CAR