Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 23 reportable incidents Coal

Big Ten Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Elkins William T
Coeburn, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405587

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4405587). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Sep 1984
Ownership history
  1. Big Ten Coal Corp 1981 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 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

23 on file

1984 · 8 incidents

September 19, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT PIECE OF METEAL OR STONE FLEW IN EYE

June 19, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LOADING TIMBERS IN SCOOP TO BE SET U/G BENT '*@'*@%*@*@ BARK CAME OFF ONE CAUSING HIM TO DROP IT & IT BOUNCED UP STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT CHEST.

May 18, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

CANOPY FELL DOWN STRIKING VICTIM.

March 5, 1984 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANDLING TIMBERS CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO

February 28, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

STEM OF VALVE BLOCK FOR CANOPY BROKE LETTING CANOPY COME COWN STRIKING SHOULDER AND BACK

February 21, 1984 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

AT 4 00 PM ON 2 2484 LEWIS HILL SECT FOREMAN TOLD ME THAT EDGAR COCRAN SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BAKCK LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND THERE WAS NO WITNESSES

1983 · 15 incidents

October 4, 1983 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RE-BUILDING BACK BOARD WHERE FEEDER DUMPS ON BELT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND PRART OF FEEDER.

August 26, 1983 VA · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN CAR TO UNDERGROUND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

August 24, 1983 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED BACK LIFTING ROCK DUST

July 12, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Big Ten Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)

SHUTTLE CAR CABLE BLEW UP BURNED FINGERS AND THUMB ON LEFT HAND

May 6, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Big Ten Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ASSUALTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BY THE NAME OF RONNIE SHUFT. RONNIE SEUFT DENIES THESE CARGES AND STATES THAT ELLIS EDWARDS IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH AND THAT NOTHING HAP PENED, THAT HE WAS NOT HURT AT ALL.

May 3, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT RAISED UP WITH SHOVEL FULL OF COAL HIS HEAD HIT ROOF UNBALANCING HIM CAUSING HIM TO STAGGER INTO THE BELT KNOCKING HIM DOWN

April 6, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Ten Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WAS WORKING ON A WING OF PILLOW SECTION ROOF CAVED IN AND CAUGHT RIPPER HEAD OF CONTINUOUS MINER. TOOK APPROX. FIVE HOURS WORK TIME TO FREE IT.

January 18, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Ten Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BARREL OF OIL HAD PAIN IN BACK

January 15, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP BOUNCED ON UNEVEN FLOOR OF MINE AND THREW VICTIM AGAINST THE TOP INJURING HIS NECK

January 2, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Big Ten Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

MINERS CHAIN THREW LUMP OF COAL STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT FOOT.