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Surface Mine No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Barker Raymond R
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406117

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 1 (mine ID 4406117). 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
1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
Ownership history
  1. Tiger Eye Mining Corp 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

1985 · 1 incident

April 12, 1985 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tiger Eye Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

TRUCK DIVER ARRIVED EARLY AT THE PIT TO BE LOADED AND NO ENDLOADER OPERATOR WAS ON THE JOB TO LOAD HIM. HE PULLED HIS TRUCK IN THE PIT WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR CLOSE TO THE HIGHWALL AND GOT OUT N EXT TO THE HIGHWALL AND A ROCK FELL OFF THE WALL HITTING THE DRIVER ON THE L UPPER ARM, THIS RESULTED IN BROKEN UPPER LEFT ARM OF DRIVER