New Ben Coals Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP WHEN EXITING FROM R/R CAR. SPRAINED ANKLE.
Loadout Facility: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Loadout Facility has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1987.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Loadout Facility.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Feb 1988
Ownership history
- New Ben Coals Ltd 1978 to 1990
- B J'S Coal Sales Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Loadout Facility 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
2 on file1988 · 1 incident
Show 1 earlier incidents Hide earlier incidents
1987 · 1 incident
New Ben Coals Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STRAINED BACK W2ILE SETTING BREAK TURNING WHEEL ON BRAKE NO UNUSUAL CONDITONS SAME JOB AS DONE EVERY DAY