EE WAS PICKING ROCK OFF OF THE PICKER TABLE WHEN END OF ROCK BROKE AND EE REACHED OVER TO PICK UP THE ROCK AND HIT HIS FINGER ON THE SAFETY RAIL.
Dock No 1: 2 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Dock No 1 (mine ID 4406066). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1988–1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Ownership history
- Little Six Corp 1984 to 1985
- Sidco Mining Company 1985 to 1991
- Hillside Dock Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Dock No 1 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
2 on file1992 · 1 incident
July 31, 1992
VA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hillside Dock Company · Struck against stationary object
1988 · 1 incident
January 15, 1988
VA · Coal
car dropper, car shake out operator
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Sidco Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE STARTED HAVING CHEST PAINS IN JANUARY AND HE THOUGHT HE WAS JUST GETTING A COLD, BUT IT WAS PERSISTENT AND ON 3/9/88 HE WORKED AND THE NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT BREATHE AND HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 3/10/88. FIRST DAY MISSED WORK WAS 3/10/88. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO AN AEROSOLIYID ANTI-FREEZE TO PREVENT COAL FREEZING.