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#1: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Easeco Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Eads Melvyn W
Robbins Chapel, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403711

#1 has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1986
Latest incident
Sep 1986
Ownership history
  1. D & K Coals Inc 1978 to 1984
  2. Easeco Mining Corp 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)
1986 12 29,185
1985 14 18,836
1984 24 22,366
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#1 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
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

1986 · 2 incidents

September 23, 1986 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Easeco Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED CAUGHT 5RM BETWEEN CANOPY POST & COAL RIB

February 28, 1986 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Easeco Mining Corp · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED WAS STA3DING BESIDE SCOOP WHILE SERVICE MAN WAS CHECKING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. IT SUDDENLY KICKED IN HI-TRAM STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON.