Mining Incidents

Mine No 1: 15 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Meade Duane
Coeburn, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406568

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4406568). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
Ownership history
  1. Silver Eagle Resources Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. Silver Eagle Resources Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 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

15 on file

1991 · 8 incidents

December 3, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF HAUL WAY SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

November 14, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS TIGHTENING BIT LUGS ON MIENR HIS WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK ROCK.

November 14, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects

TIGHTENING BIT LUGS ON MINER AND WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL AND LEFT ELBOW STRUCK A ROCK POSSIBLY CHIPPING A BONE.

August 6, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ MAKING UP BOLTS WHEN HIT MACHINE WITH A PLATE WHICH HIT LEFT ARM.

July 10, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM WHILE OPERATING 21 SC CAR BOUNCING HIM UP IN CAR HURTING HIS BACK WHEN HE CAME BACK DOEN IN CAR.

May 2, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BENDING BOLTS WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK

March 1, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LOADING BOLTER SUPPLIES IN LOW TOP LIFTED TO HEAVY LOAD & HURT HIS BACK.

1990 · 7 incidents

November 15, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING BELT COMPLAINED OF HURTING IN SHOULDER WAS TAKEN TO DR X RAYS SHOWED HE HAD STRAINED MUSCLE.

October 24, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN STOOPED DOWN TO CLEAN OUT DUST BOX SAID HIS KNEE POPPED AND HE COULDNOT GET AROUND REST OF DAY HAD TO GO HOME.

August 8, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING INJURY.

July 16, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRY BOTTOM APPROX. 60 INCH HEIGHT.

July 9, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ RUNNING ROOF BOLTER,DRILLED HOLE AND STEEL HUNG IN HOLE.FELL OUT HITTING EMPL ON HAND.

May 8, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTER OPER HAD STEEL HUNG INJURED WAS TRYING TO HELP GET STEEL OUT OF HOLE WHEN OPER LET HEAD OF BOLTER DOWN ON INJURED RT FOOT.

April 18, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Silver Eagle Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTING TOP,PULLING PINNER STEEL OUT OF HOLE PIECES HIT HIM ON INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND HURTING FINGER AND FINGERNAIL.