Mining Incidents
Search Operators Mines Alerts Research Controllers Fatalgrams About
English Español
← Back to search

Surface Mine No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Richard G Preservati II
Horsepen, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403528

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 1 (mine ID 4403528). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Surface Mine No 1.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
Ownership history
  1. Preservati Construction Company Inc 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

2 on file

1985 · 1 incident

February 14, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Preservati Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

PUTTING FUEL IN THE FUEL TRUCK.HAD MUD ON HIS FEET ONE FOOT SLIPPED AND LOST HISBALANCE,AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK ON A 1/2DRUM,HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIBE AND CHEST.

1983 · 1 incident

December 15, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Preservati Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING UP A SCREEN WITH A PIECE OF METAL THE METAL FELL OUTAND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS BROKEN AND REQUIRED STITCHES