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Mine #1: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Bird Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bailey Toby & Teddy
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405505

Mine #1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Ownership history
  1. Bird Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1982
  2. Bird Coal Company Inc 1982 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)
1986 0
1985 10 24,294
1984 14 45,812
1983 23 57,325
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 22, 1985 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bird Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ WAS MOVING A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE FEEDER BREAKER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

1984 · 1 incident

October 2, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bird Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL TN# RETURN BLEADEN ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SECTION 1ST LEFT SECTION HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR APPROX 4 MONTHS AREA WAS NEAR OUTCROP (WITHIN 200FEET) & HAS BEEN PILLARED FALL WAS APPROX 6FT TH ICK BY 20INX60FT LONG & WIDE NO AFFECT ON FACE VENTILATION ON WORKING

1983 · 1 incident

October 3, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bird Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 20-30\AND FROM 4-6\THICK IN #4 HEADING AT FACE AREA.MINING WAS NEAR TO OUTCROP AND ROCK FELL BETWEEN 2 MOUNTAIN SEAMS.