Mining Incidents

Cane Creek Surface Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Duty, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406217

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
  1. Clinchfield Coal Company 1985 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 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
ⓘ 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 file

1991 · 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

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OF OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

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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

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