Mining Incidents

#48: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Lambert Coal Company Inc · Underground
Trammel, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406582

MSHA record for #48 (mine ID 4406582). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1990–1994
Latest incident
Jul 1994
Ownership history
  1. Lambert Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#48 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

15 on file

1994 · 4 incidents

July 15, 1994 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 SOCKET TO TIGHTEN/TEST A BOLT WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.

July 9, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DISCOVERED 7-9-94. WHILE MINE WAS IDLE DURING VACATION. LOCATED AT SS 1688 130X20X9 APPROX FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP UNKES AREA IS UITILIZED LATER.

June 22, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INJURED FOUND A FALL IN #5 ENTRY OF NO 3 SOUTH MAINS AT SS 1563 SIZE OF TALL WAS APPROX 25'X18'X8' THICK. PERMANT STOPPIN GLINE WILL BE RECONSTRUCTE DOT ROUTE PRIMARY EXCAPEWAY INTO #$ ENTRY AROUND FALL AND BACK INTO #5 ENTRY. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP UNLESS AREA IS UTILIZED LATER.

April 4, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DISCOVERED BY CAMPBELL ON FIREBOSS INSPECTION AT 6:15 A.M. APPROXIMATE SIZE OF FALL-14 FT X 25 FT X 4 FT THICK. LOCATION-700 FT INBY IN #4 ENTRY OF EAST MAINS JUST INBY SURVEY STATION L 3412.

1993 · 3 incidents

January 18, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCOOP TO PULL A L.N. 265 MINER. THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HARD HAT.

1992 · 3 incidents

May 8, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS AND HIT EMPL.

1990 · 5 incidents

December 26, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOFBOLTER OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE SCOOP TO GET DRILL SUPPLIES & WAS HIT IN THE LEFT FOOT BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK

October 18, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PANEL BOARD AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER.

August 22, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TURNED TO GET A ROOFBOLT & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK