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#1 Mine: 1 reportable incident Coal

Clinchco, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406616

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 4406616). 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
1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. J & L Coal Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. Wolverine Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#1 Mine 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

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

June 3, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Wolverine Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WAS MOVING PINNER CABLE. THERE WAS A SMALL KNICK INCABLE THAT INJURED GRABBED AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE WASN'T WEARING GLOVES, HE WAS ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED.