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#46: 6 reportable incidents Coal

Lambert Coal Company Inc · Underground
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406062

MSHA record for #46 (mine ID 4406062). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
1
inspections on record
4
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 4 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Lambert Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
  2. Nbl Coal Company Inc 1995 to 1995
  3. Leslie Mining Inc 1995 to 1997
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#46 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

6 on file

1997 · 4 incidents

October 4, 1997 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, REACHED UP TO FREE STEEL AND ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

October 3, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL IN MINE TOP, AND FELT BURNING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

July 11, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER, EE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

February 17, 1997 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leslie Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS BUILDING BRATTICE, WHEN HR TURNED AND PICKED UP A 8" CINDER BLOCK. VICTIM SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. VICTIM FINISHED SHIFT AND SAID HIS BACK WAS A LITTLE SORE.

1996 · 1 incident

May 31, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leslie Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SUBJECT WAS COMING OUTSIDE AT THE END OF WORK SHIFT. PERSONNELL CARRIER LOST BATTERY POWER. SUBJECT SAID HE GOT OFF AND STARTED TO PUSH VEHICLE OUT OF ROADWAY. AT THIS TIME HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6-3-96.

1994 · 1 incident

June 6, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO GET THE SLACK OUT OF THE FEEDER CHAIN. HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE FEEDER.