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Mine #4: 2 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Charles H Gent
Coeburn, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406593

MSHA record for Mine #4 (mine ID 4406593). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Jan 1991
Health sampling
ⓘ A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2000-08-23, 26 years ago
6.7
silica avg (%)
2
samples
6.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR1
See US coal mines ranked by silica in their dust samples.
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. H B & B Equipment Company Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine #4 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

2 on file

1991 · 1 incident

January 17, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
H B & B Equipment Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS ROOF BOLTER HELPER AND HE WAS CLEANING DUST BOX ON BOLTER. A ROCK, 4' X 4' X 3", FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.

1990 · 1 incident