Coon Branch Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
A UNDETECTABLE SLIP IN ROOF, NO DAMAGE, ABANDON AREA. FELL OVER THE WEEKEND, NO ONE WAS WORKING, THE FALL WAS FOUND ON PRESHIFT RUN 11-15-90-6:15AM.
Coon Branch: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Coon Branch has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1990.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Coon Branch.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1990
- Latest incident
- Nov 1990
Ownership history
- Coon Branch Coal Company 1990 to 2001
- Banner Company 2001 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 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 12 | 21,965 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Coon Branch 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
2 on file1990 · 2 incidents
Coon Branch Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
SLIP IN ROOF, NO DAMAGE TO ANYTHING.