Mining Incidents

E. Dillon Mine #2: 8 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

E. Dillon & Compnay · Surface
Controlled by Kevin Dietrick
Raven, Russell County, VA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4406000

MSHA record for E. Dillon Mine #2 (mine ID 4406000). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Apr 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2025
3
inspections on record
94
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 94 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Health sampling
A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
Many samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.

Last sampled: 2026-05-27
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
7
samples
1
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
  • Respirable dust, <.1mg6
  • Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz1
Show the individual readings (7)
Date Contaminant Concentration Limit Conc / limit Occupation
2026-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2026-05-27 Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz 0.22 10 0.02 Mechanic
2026-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2026-05-27 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Bulldozer Operator
2025-08-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
2025-08-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Utility Man
2025-08-05 Respirable dust, <.1mg 0 Front-end Loader Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Clinch Valley Limestone Inc 1983 to 2024
  2. E. Dillon & Compnay 2024 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 7
2025 4
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

E. Dillon Mine #2 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 2,554 0 0 0.0
2026 Q1 3,236 0 0 0.0
2025 Q4 1,686 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 1,329 0 0 0.0
2025 Q2 910 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 145 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1989 · 1 incident

April 1, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinch Valley Limestone Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED DROPPED A METAL BAR AND IT STRUCK THE ARCH OF FOOT BEHIND HARD TOE AREA.HE COMPLAINED OF MILD DISCOMFORT AND CONTINUED TO WORK.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 16, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinch Valley Limestone Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

RUNNING AND SLIPPE D ON SJOME ICE AND FELL ON BACK CAUSING HIMM OT HIT GROUND BREATH KNOCKED OUT AND SOME OF SORENESS OF NECK SHOULDER.

March 2, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Clinch Valley Limestone Inc · Struck by falling object

CUT ARM LOOSE FROM DOZER BODY - DOZER BODY BLOCKED UP - ARM FELL 8IN. HIT FOOT, NO VISIBLE LACERATIONS OR BRUISES.

1986 · 5 incidents