Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A TRANSFORMER INTO A PICKUP TRUCK AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TRANSFORMER AND TRUCK BED.
#49: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Lambert Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Arlie J Lambert; Dennis B Sutherland
Trammel,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406655
MSHA record for #49 (mine ID 4406655). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1995–1997
- Latest incident
- Jul 1997
Ownership history
- Lambert Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
#49 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
9 on file1997 · 1 incident
1996 · 4 incidents
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 8:00 PM ON SOUTH #3SECTION IN FACE AREA OF THE #2 HEADING APPROX 3 BREAKS FROM SPAD #3003. FALL APPROX 6'H, 18'W, 25'L.
August 9, 1996
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS ON KNEES BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOLS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT EE ON HIS BACK.
August 2, 1996
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
R.B. OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY A R.B. WHILE LOWERING THE ATRS SYSTEM. A R.B. LAYING ON THE MACHINE WAS CAUGHT BY THE ATRS AND SLUNG AROUND HITTING THE OPERATOR IN THE FACE.
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
MUD SLIDE DURING HEAVY RAIN CAVED IN TOP OF FAN HOUSE.
1995 · 4 incidents
December 18, 1995
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK SHOULDER.
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
DISCOVER ROOF FALL AT 630 AM ON 11-7-95 AT EAST 1 SPAD 2189 APPROX. 6 FT X 20 FT X 20 FT.
September 14, 1995
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
EE WAS PULLING A ROOF BOLT OUT FROM UNDER SOME ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT SPAD 2190 NO.4 HEADING EAST NO. 1 APPROX. 20'X20'X6' ABOVE ANCHORAGE.