Mining Incidents

#1: 18 reportable incidents Coal

Nicky Coal Company Inc · Underground
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404300

MSHA record for #1 (mine ID 4404300). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Apr 1992
Ownership history
  1. Daddy-O Coal Company 1976 to 1986
  2. Silver Creek Mining Corp 1986 to 1988
  3. Liberty Resources Inc 1988 to 1989
  4. Nicky Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.
Dickenson County, Virginia · Population 13,920
9.8%
Mining share of county employment
$43,831
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

April 29, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL OUT STRUCK EMPL ON BACK OF NECK.

March 24, 1992 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLEANING THE FLOOR OF THE MINES WITH A 484 SS SCOOP THE OPERATOR. STRUCK HIT HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE MINES INJURYING HIS NECK.

January 27, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING CABLE DRILL OPER STARTED MACHINE, CABLE BACKLASHED STRUCK IN MOUTH

1991 · 5 incidents

October 24, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC ON EVENING SHIFT WAS STARTING TO TURN FEEDER OFF TO DISLODGE ROCK THAT WAS HUNG AT END OF FEEDER. WHEN HE TURNED TO PUSH HISELF UP & AWAY TO TURN FEEDER OF HE FELT ROCK SM ASH SMALL FINGER CUTTING FINGER OFF.

June 6, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

CHECKING FOR GROUND ON POWER CENTER TOUCHED SMOKING WIRE WITH SCREW DRIVER & IT EXPLODED

March 6, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WELDING STAB JACK ONTO ROOF BOLTER, PICKED UP ATRS JACK TO MOUNT TO ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED BACK RESULTING IN A THROMBOSED EXTERNAL HEMMORRHOID.

January 21, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE RIB WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.

1990 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOSING BOLT TO HANG BUGGY ANKOR

June 20, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT LITTLE FINGER ON ROCK PULLING IT OFF TAIL PC

February 12, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED SHOULDER MUSCLE WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE.RX-HYCOPAP,RX ANAPROX.

1989 · 1 incident

August 31, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A ACETYLINE BOTTLE. Y

1988 · 3 incidents

March 29, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Liberty Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS MOVING PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 4X4X3 OFF TAIL PIECE AND HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

March 16, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Liberty Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER AND SAID HE LET THE HEAD DOWN ON KNEE.

February 19, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Creek Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER AND HE SAID HE LET THE HEAD DOWN ON HIS KNEE!!

1987 · 2 incidents

December 18, 1987 VA · Coal superintendent FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Silver Creek Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

CUTTING WHEEL SLIPPING.I.NAME WAS GOING TO WELD A STOP ON IT.HAD IT ABOUT HALF WELDED WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM RIB.AND HIT CUTTER AND FELL ON HIM.SEE ATTCH FINAL INVESTIGATION.

September 23, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Creek Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

DRILLING HOLE I3 TOP ROCK FELL DOWN BESIDE HIM AND HIT LEFT ARM AND HAND.