Mining Incidents

#47: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Lambert Coal Company Inc · Underground
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405831

MSHA record for #47 (mine ID 4405831). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
30
Years on record
1984–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995
Ownership history
  1. Sutherland Coal Company 1982 to 1984
  2. Lambert Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#47 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 8, 1984 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sutherland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING A CUT OF COAL, COAL HT. WAS 38 TO 44" ON SECTION. OPERATOR BACKED MACHINE UNDER A BROW AND THE OPERATORS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BROW AND SCOOP. SCOOP HAD NO OPERA TING BRAKE SYSTEM

Reportable incidents

29 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1995 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON MINE TOP WHILE BENT OVER WALKING IN LOW COAL.

April 7, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT EAR BY A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING FROM A ROOFBOLT.

1993 · 4 incidents

August 5, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND & FINGERS CAUGHT WHILE TRYING

February 12, 1993 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MINER BOOM HIT MINE TOP CAUSING A PIECE OF ROCK TO FLY BACK & HIT SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ON ARM.

1992 · 8 incidents

December 16, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURED ON #7 SOUTH SIZE APPROX 20'X20'X4 1/2' AT INTERSECTION 6 BREAKS INBY SPAD R339. THIS FALL REPORTED WITH ANOTHER FALL ON THE SAME DAY.

December 16, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

2 ROOF FALLS OCCURRED AT ABOUT SAME TIME ON #7 SOUTH. FALL #1- AT INTERSECTION 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD 907 APPROX. 20' X 20' X 4.5'. FALL #2- AT INTERSECTION 6 BREAKS INBY SPAD R339- APPROX. 20'X 2 0'X 4.5'.

August 26, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT FROM UNDER SOME GOB A PIECE OF BELT.

May 6, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING IN LOW COAL LOADING MINE TIMBERS. WHILE AT WORK DOING THIS HE HURT HIS KNEE.

February 6, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BARREL OF OIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 14, 1992 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1991 · 4 incidents

September 5, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PUMP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

January 25, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HAULING ROCK & STATED HE RAN INTO A HOLE & JARRED HIS BACK

1990 · 1 incident

January 26, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR BOOM.HE WAS PULLING THE CHAIN THROUGH THE BOOM AND HURT HIS BACK.

1989 · 1 incident

October 5, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REPLACE A BEARING ON THE COAL FEEDER AND HIT HIS THUMB.

1988 · 4 incidents

May 19, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WAS INSERTING BY HAND ROOFBOLT INTO HOLE & SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM STRAINING HIS BACK.

April 27, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION.HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE BY HAND.

April 13, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

February 19, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT A STOCK SHUTTLE CAR WITH A CHAIN ATTACHED TO ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR THE CHAIN HOOK BROKE & THE CHAIN HIT THE OPERA TOR IN THE FACE

1986 · 1 incident

February 24, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS MOVING 5INE CURTAINS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1985 · 4 incidents

August 28, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CRAWLING ALONG BELT & HURT HIS RT KNEE.

February 5, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING R.B. MACNINE AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE WITH THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE

January 7, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LAOD BELT INTO A SUPPLY CAR & ALL BACKWARD INTO CAR STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK & PELVIS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR