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Auger #1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Southern Auger Inc · Surface
Controlled by James E Wilson (TN)
Duty, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406345

Auger #1 has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991
Ownership history
  1. Cove Creek Energies Inc 1986 to 1989
  2. Eagle Equipment & Supply Company Inc 1989 to 1992
  3. Southern Auger Inc 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1991 2 34,600
1990 2 49,486
1989 0
1988 0
1987 0
1986 4 1,154
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Auger #1 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

1 on file

1991 · 1 incident

June 17, 1991 VA · Coal auger helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eagle Equipment & Supply Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF THE AUGER MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT AHND LAYING ON THE ROCK GUARD OF THE AUGER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM,LETTING FINGERS BECOME CAUGHT IN THE GUARD,C UTTING FINGERS.