Mining Incidents

Hobcaw #1: 5 reportable incidents Coal

Hobcaw Coal Incorporated · Underground
Controlled by James A Sigmon
Pennington Gap, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405431

MSHA record for Hobcaw #1 (mine ID 4405431). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. Mason Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1984
  2. Kol-Heat Inc 1984 to 1986
  3. Little Mountain Coal Inc 1986 to 1990
  4. M Coal Corp 1986 to 1986
  5. Hobcaw Coal Incorporated 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Hobcaw #1 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 21, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little Mountain Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING BELT LINE STRUCTURE FROM BELT LINE.

1983 · 4 incidents

February 21, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mason Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING GOB ALONGSIDE BELTLINE COMPLAINED OF BACK HURTING.