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Mine #2: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Teddy Bear Inc · Underground
Cleveland, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406745

Mine #2 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Oct 1995
Ownership history
  1. Nicky Coal Company Inc 1993 to 1994
  2. Teddy Bear Inc 1994 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)
1997 14 3,994
1996 16 34,989
1995 9 7,119
1994 5 3,396
1993 9 8,103
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Mine #2 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
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

1995 · 3 incidents

October 5, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Teddy Bear Inc · Struck by falling object

COAL BOLTED TO TOP AND FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS. BRUISES TO UPPER BODY.

September 4, 1995 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Teddy Bear Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON A TAILPIECE ON BELTLINE GOT SHOVEL IN TAILROLLER SHOVEL HIT IN CHEST HURT NECK AND BACK.

June 24, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Teddy Bear Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING OUT SIDE IN TRAVELWAY AND SLIPPED AND FELL WORKED REST OF SHIFT ACCIDENT TURNE DINTO SUPT. ON MONDAY MORNING BY PONE CALL BY EE.