Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT DRIVE AND ROCK STRUCK LEFT CHEEK
Cane Branch Mine: 18 reportable incidents Coal
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Blevins Danny
MSHA Mine ID: 4406312
Cane Branch Mine has had no fatalities among 18 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 1986–1989
- Latest incident
- Jul 1989
Ownership history
- Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 19 | 70,610 |
| 1988 | 20 | 58,573 |
| 1987 | 18 | 49,563 |
| 1986 | 10 | 3,159 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cane Branch 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
18 on file1989 · 5 incidents
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
LUMP OF COAL BETWEEN KNEE AND KNEE GUARD.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION ON INTAKE ESCAPEWAY.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SOME HOW STRAINED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
January 20, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPER ROOF BOLTER LET ROOF BOLT PLATE SPIN HIT HIM IN FOREHEA CUAISNG SM CUT REQ 3 STICHES.
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1988 · 6 incidents
October 24, 1988
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SCATTERING ROCK DUST AND STRAINED OR INJURED BACK.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN AN INTERSECTION AND INTAE MAIN TRAVEL WAY CLEAN UP PLAN IN POSTED MSHA AND DIVISION OF MINES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY PHONE.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ROCK WITH SCOOP AND CHAIN CHAIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD JUST ABOVE LEFT EYE.
August 8, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CEMENT IN LEFT EYE.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT RT ARM BETWEEN MINER DECK AND COAL RIB
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW.
1987 · 5 incidents
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 2 HAU5AGE APPROX 50X5 FALL OCCURRED APPROX 50 FT OUTBY SURVEY STATION 157 AREA WAS TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF 12 01 87
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
OPERATOR WAS CL9ANING MINE ENTRY WITH SCOOP BACKED OVER A PILE OF COAL DECK BOUNCED UP PINNING HIS HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF.
October 6, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REACHED OUT TO 1ET PINNER STEEL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MASHED RING FIN1ER ON RT HAND
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PINCHED ARM BET4EEN TRACTOR AND TRAILOR WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURN.
1986 · 2 incidents
December 20, 1986
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MOVING POWER CE3TER WITH BAR INJURY TO BACK AND NECK.
September 11, 1986
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Brushy Ridge Underground Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HYD HAND DRILL 8LIPPED OUT OF OPERATORS HAND AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD SMALL CUT ABOVE RT EYE TOOK 6 STITCHES