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#1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Black Eagle Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mason Whited
Tazewell, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406768

#1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1995–1997
Latest incident
Jun 1997
Ownership history
  1. Mc Glothlin Coal Company 1994 to 1995
  2. Mc Glothlin Coal Company 1995 to 1995
  3. T C Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1996
  4. Black Eagle Inc 1996 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)
1998 18 108,709
1997 19 131,091
1996 9 33,893
1995 27 101,224
1994 9 10,797
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

#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

5 on file

1997 · 1 incident

June 25, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Eagle Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL OCCURED IN THE NUMBER 6 ENTRY WHEN NUMBER 5 CROSSCUT HOLED THROUGH. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE, 4.5 FEET HIGH.

1995 · 4 incidents

September 8, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Glothlin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE GOT HIS NECK CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROOF BOLTER MACHINE AND THE MINE TOP. TENDER NECK MUSCLE SPASM.

August 16, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mc Glothlin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DUSTING BELT WHEN HE STOPPED ON A WET PLACE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

February 16, 1995 VA · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mc Glothlin Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

February 13, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Glothlin Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 4' RESIN BOLTS, BENDABLE. HE WAS USING THE HEAD OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO PUSH BOLT UP IN THE HOLE WHEN THE BOLT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER.