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Cobra Pit 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406725

Cobra Pit 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1993.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. Clinchfield Coal Company 1992 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)
1993 27 136,953
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Cobra Pit 1 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

1993 · 4 incidents

October 29, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED EE WAS CHECKING WATER LEVEL IN WATER TRUCK. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN STEPS FROM TOP TO DECK OF WATER TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON DECK AND FELL.

October 23, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE FEET WERE IN MUDDY AREA FELT SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK LOWER LEFT SIDE.

April 6, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LARGE ROCK APPROX. 32" X 15" X 9" CAME OVER REAR BELLY CONVEYOR SPILL SHIELD AND FELL APPROX. 6' AND STRUCK THE OUTBY EDGE OF TAILPIECE AND GLANCED APPROX. 4' SIDEWAYS AND DOWNWARD, STRIKING E MPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND HARD HAT AND LEFT SHOULDER.

February 17, 1993 VA · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUSHING 100' STEEL SEWER TAPE INTO OLD AUGER HOLE, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.