Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Robert E Murray
Horsepen, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402080

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 1 (mine ID 4402080). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Jan 1984
Ownership history
  1. Consolidation Coal Company 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Surface Mine No 1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1984 · 1 incident

January 29, 1984 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Consolidation Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS 5 %