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Surface Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405970

Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Oct 1986
Ownership history
  1. Amber Coal Company Inc 1982 to 1984
  2. Fincastle Mining Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1988 5 4,341
1987 6 37,098
1986 6 27,600
1985 7 11,466
1983 7 39,244
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Surface Mine No 1 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

1 on file

1986 · 1 incident

October 18, 1986 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fincastle Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS SETT3NG BARREL OF FUEL UPRIGHT SO FUEL COULD BE PUMPED INTO DOZER. I CO,PLAINED OF PAIN IN MY LOWER NECK.