Mining Incidents

Holly Creek No 1 Mine: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Clisso Willie
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406399

Holly Creek No 1 Mine has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1987.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1987–1992
Latest incident
Jun 1992
Ownership history
  1. Victor Contracting Corp 1987 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 19 31,318
1991 6 11,550
1990 27 106,737
1989 14 40,449
1988 7 33,994
1987 4 12,633
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Holly Creek No 1 Mine 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

8 on file

1992 · 3 incidents

June 22, 1992 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victor Contracting Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE WALL ON A STRIP MINE, A ROCK FELL AND CAUGHT HIM ON THE LEFT UPPER HIP AND LEFT LOWER LEG.

May 6, 1992 VA · Coal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Victor Contracting Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WORKING INSIDE A TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OTHER EMPLOYEE USING CHISEL & HAMMER EMPLOYEE STATES SOMETHING FLEW IN LEFT EYE SAFETY GLASSES WERE IN USE

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1991 · 1 incident

1990 · 3 incidents

November 19, 1990 VA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Victor Contracting Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RAN 2 FINGERS THRU A SPROCKET CHAIN.

August 9, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Victor Contracting Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MASHED RIGHT RING FINGER BY A PIECE OF METAL.

1987 · 1 incident

October 9, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Victor Contracting Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADER WAS PULL3NG TRAILERWHEN DRAWBAR PIN BROKE . AUGER TRAILER SWUNG SIDEWAYS PUSHING EMPLOYEE'S LEG INTO BANK, BREAKING LEG.