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Doe Branch #5: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406619

Doe Branch #5 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
Ownership history
  1. Motivation Coal Company 1990 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)
1992 1
1991 57 344,943
1990 32 2,178
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Doe Branch #5 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

3 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

August 22, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Motivation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE A SHOVEL BUCKET TOOTH, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM TEH BUCKET TOOTH BROKE OFF AND ENTERED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT THIGH. DOCTOR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE METAL AND STI TCHES WERE REQUIRED.

July 22, 1991 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Motivation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 10 LB HAMMER TO REPLACE BUCKET TEETH.A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE HAMMER AND PENETRATED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG.