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Big Dog Coal Co #2: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hicks Robert A
Keokee, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405884

MSHA record for Big Dog Coal Co #2 (mine ID 4405884). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1989–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Ownership history
  1. Yale Mining Corp 1982 to 1982
  2. Yale Mining Corp 1982 to 1982
  3. Kanal Coal Corp 1982 to 1986
  4. Cox Creek Kanal Coal Company 1986 to 1989
  5. Har-Lee Coal Company Inc 1989 to 1990
  6. Big Dog Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Big Dog Coal Co #2 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 27, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A BATTERY MOTOR UNDER A CAT-WALK AND HIT HIS EAR ON THE WALKWAY.

1989 · 4 incidents

July 7, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL WORKING AND SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS EYE.

June 20, 1989 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING EQUIPMENT,JARRED AND HIS BACK BEGAN BOTHERING HIM.WENT TO DR AFTER ABOUT 1 WK.