Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF DETERIORATION CAUSED INTERSECTION TO COLLAPSE.
#1 Mine: 10 reportable incidents Coal
#1 Mine has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1989.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1989–1993
- Latest incident
- Mar 1993
Ownership history
- Right Fork Coal Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6 | 24,167 |
| 1992 | 22 | 139,461 |
| 1991 | 21 | 154,477 |
| 1990 | 20 | 109,091 |
| 1989 | 12 | 74,407 |
| 1988 | 15 | 87,088 |
| 1987 | 13 | 26,038 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#1 Mine sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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
10 on file1993 · 1 incident
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1992 · 5 incidents
December 16, 1992
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
INJURED WAS HOLDING PUNCH IN LEFT HAND AND STRIKING PUNCH WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF SLYING METAL IMBEDDED IN THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING PAIN ON MOVEMENT OF WRIST. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR IMPAIR MENT.
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED PLACED LEFT HAND ON RAIL THAT DOLLY WHEELS ROLL ON WHEEL CAUGHT BETWEEN THUMB & FINGER INDEX CUTTING THE FLESH & BREAKING THE THUMB & FINGER THE FINGER WAS AMUPUATED BY A DOCTOR
August 1, 1992
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
25530OVER AND PICKED UP ELECTRICAL CABLES STRAINING UPPER BACK.
March 18, 1992
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO BELTLINE AND EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT 3-27-92 AND SAW A DOCTOR 3-31-92.
February 24, 1992
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
INJURED WAS IN AN AREA OF LIMITED CLEARANCE WHEN MACHINE OPERATOR STARTED AND MOVED MACHINE. INJURED RECEIVED BRUISED HIPS AND THIGHS AND POSSIBLE BONE CRACK.
1991 · 1 incident
March 6, 1991
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING COVERS BACK ON MINER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
1990 · 2 incidents
June 7, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATING ROOF BOLT MACHINE,EMPL PLACED FOOT BWE BETWEEN STAB JACK AND FRAME OF MACHINE RESULTING IN BROKEN 4TH TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
BAD ROOF NO DAMAGE
1989 · 1 incident
June 9, 1989
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Right Fork Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL LIFTING TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR WAS DROPPED ON LEFT BIG TOE.HAD ON TENNIS SHOES AT THE TIME.