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Mine #1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Charles H Gent
Duty, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404827

MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4404827). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Oct 1988
Ownership history
  1. Fox Ten Mining Corp 1977 to 1985
  2. Fox Ten Mining Corp 1985 to 1988
  3. H B & B Equipment Company Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #1 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 6, 1984 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS CLEANING UP A PLACE WITH THE MINER, WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF SLATE CAME DOWN HIT THE CONINUOUS MINER AND SLIDING INTO THE VICTIM IN WHICH FATALLY KILLED HIM. THE ROOF THAT FELL WAS APP ROX 22\ LONG, 16\ WIDE & 3 TO 15" THICK

Reportable incidents

3 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1988 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

July 12, 1984 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON THE SHUTTLECAR WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND PUT HIS FOOT UNDER THE MOVING SHUTTLECAR AND BREAKING HIS LEFT FOOT.

1983 · 1 incident

January 25, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR BUMPED C.M. IN WHICH EMPL WAS ON AND HURT HIS BACK.