Benchmark Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
OP WAS UP ON DRILL ABOVE DUST COLLECTOR TO MAKE REPAIR ON DRILL MAST. WHILE DESCENDING FOOT SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING ON TOP OF DUST COLLECTOR & EE FELL TO GROUND.
Benchmark Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Benchmark Mining Company Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Sullivan Dan G-Delmer Vencill
MSHA Mine ID: 4406072
Benchmark Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1985.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Apr 1985
Ownership history
- Benchmark Mining Company Inc 1984 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 20 | 68,641 |
| 1984 | 25 | 112,628 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Benchmark Mine sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Benchmark Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS MANUALLY UNLOADING CUTTING EDGES FOR 355 DOZER OUT OF THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER LIFTING THE EDGES HE THOPUGHT HE H AD PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE BUT LATER DISCOVERED A RU PTURE.