Lynn K Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LOADING OIL & T3MBERS & BACK STARTED HURTING
#3 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
#3 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Jan 1986
Ownership history
- Lynn K Coal Company Inc 1983 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 11 | 45,162 |
| 1985 | 21 | 112,180 |
| 1984 | 21 | 67,802 |
| 1983 | 20 | 24,203 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
#3 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
2 on file1986 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
Lynn K Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL FELL ON CONTINIOUS MINER THE B WING OF THE A SPLIT WAS BEING PUSHED OOF 42 FEET AND CONTROLS OF MINER WAS 22 FEET INBY ROOF BOLTS A LARGE SLIP FELL ON MINER NO ONE W WAS INJURED