Pioneer Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
WHILE RUNNING T9ACTOR HIS KNEE HIT THE MINE ROOF DUE TO LOW MINE HEIGHT.
Red Ash Mine No 1: 5 reportable incidents Coal
Pioneer Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Meadows Dorothy & Tracie
Mavisdale,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405918
MSHA record for Red Ash Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405918). 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
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Dec 1987
Ownership history
- G & H Coal Company 1982 to 1983
- Ann Marie Mining Inc 1983 to 1984
- Eastern Mining Contractors Inc 1984 to 1986
- J S & L Coal Company 1986 to 1987
- Pioneer Mining Company 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Red Ash Mine No 1 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 file1987 · 2 incidents
August 12, 1987
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pioneer Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
AFTER CRAWLING 5PPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET OF OLD WORKS WITH MSHA INSPECTOR HE RETURNED TO WORKING FACE WHERE THE MINER WAS BROKE DOWN HE GOT ON TOP OF THE MINER AND GOT A ROCK UNDER HIS KNEE. 3
1984 · 2 incidents
December 3, 1984
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Eastern Mining Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object
BOLTING TOP,WENT TO MOVE BOLT MACHINE AND ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN SAFETY JACK AND ROOF BOLT AND FELL ON BOTH FEET.
July 13, 1984
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Mining Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TAKING LOAD OF CINDER BLOCK INTO MINE WAS HAVEING HARD TIME STEERING TRACTOR IN LOW COAL STOPPED TRACTOR TO EVALUATE SITUATION PUT RT HAND ON GUARD OF MINER AND PULLED AWAY CAUGHT RT HAND BET BETWEEN GUARD ON TRACTOR AND MINE ROOF SEVERELY CRUSHED RT INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED RT INDEX FINGER
1983 · 1 incident
March 24, 1983
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Ann Marie Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
REPLACING MINE FAN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TESTING VOLUME OF AIR