EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OF OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
Cane Creek Surface Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
Cane Creek Surface Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Jul 1991
Ownership history
- Clinchfield Coal Company 1985 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5 | |
| 1990 | 4 | |
| 1989 | 5 | |
| 1988 | 21 | 133,657 |
| 1987 | 29 | 295,873 |
| 1986 | 30 | 305,035 |
| 1985 | 19 | 41,311 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Cane Creek Surface Mine 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
4 on file1991 · 1 incident
July 2, 1991
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall from machine
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1988 · 1 incident
February 17, 1988
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MINER WAS CUTTING BRUSHE AND TIMER IN ADVANCE OF STRIPPING OPERATION AND STEPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTING BACK
1987 · 1 incident
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING SUCTION3HOSE OUT OF WATER AND AROUND ROCKS STRAINED UPPER RIGHT BACK MUSCLE NEAR SHOULDER BLADE.
1986 · 1 incident
February 18, 1986
VA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object
THESE EMPLOYEES3WERE PUTTING METAL PIPE ON TOP OF 6 IN WATER PUMP BOTH EMPLOYEES STEPPED UP ON BACK OF PUMP AND IT TILTED BACKWARDS AND THREW THEM OFF METAL PIPE FELL OFF THE PUMP STRIKING I NAME ON TOP 2F HIS RIGHT FOOT