Mining Incidents

Big Dog Coal Co #4: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hicks Robert A
Keokee, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406638

MSHA record for Big Dog Coal Co #4 (mine ID 4406638). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1991–1995
Latest incident
Jan 1995
Ownership history
  1. Big Dog Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Big Dog Coal Co #4 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

14 on file

1995 · 1 incident

January 19, 1995 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED FROM TOP OF MINER TO THE FLOOR AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTED HIS FOOT AND BROKE A BONE IN THE TOP OF THE FOOT. WEARING RUBBER HARD TOE BOOTS.

1994 · 3 incidents

July 23, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POISONING (TOXIC MATERIALS)
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEAR AND TEAR IN GROIN AREA CAUSED BY LONG TERM TWISTING AND TURNING,BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WHILE OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER.

1993 · 6 incidents

July 12, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CANOPY T O BE INSTALLED ON SCOOP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

July 5, 1993 VA · Coal driller operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL TO WATCH THE MINER CABLE. A ROCK 44" X 45" X 8" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE TO THE MINE FLOOR.

June 22, 1993 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A BOLT IN A CANOPY LEG. THEY WERE CUTTING THE HOLE WITH A TORCH.

June 10, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SCOOP UNDERGROUND, HIT BUMP IN FLOOR BOUNDING HIM UPWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

June 8, 1993 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE LOADING BLOCK INTO A SCOOP BUCKET A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND

1992 · 3 incidents

November 11, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT THE #2 DRIVE TWIST TO LAY COAL ON COAL BELT- HEARD POP IN BACK- SLIP DISC.

July 29, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING COAL DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND BEARING PINCHING SKIN FROM LEFT HAND.

March 31, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WET SURFACE AND MUDDY BOOTS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP FROM LOADER WHILE SERVICING FALLING ABOUT SIX FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON RIGHT FOOT FIRST.

1991 · 1 incident

December 18, 1991 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Dog Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FELL AND TWISTED LEG,STRIKING KNEE AREA ON BOTTOM WHILE HELPING LIFT UP A 10/SC TIRE.EMPLOYEE THOUGHT KNEE WAS JUST BRUISED BUT KEPT EXPERIENCING PAIN-SAW A PHYSICIAN FIRST ON MARCH 6,1992.