Mining Incidents

Mine No 5: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Cantrell Guy S
Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405990

MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 4405990). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
Ownership history
  1. Pamela Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
  2. Lucky Coal Company 1984 to 1985
  3. Mackwood Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. Lebo Mining Inc 1986 to 1986
  5. Indian Mountain Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  6. Cantrell Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 5 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

May 22, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lebo Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED STRAINE8 LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING UNLOAD A PIECE OF SHEET METAL OFF TRUCK.

1985 · 3 incidents

April 22, 1985 VA · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman MACHINERY
Mackwood Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRYING TO RETRIEVE A CRIB BLOCK WHILE LEE NORSE MINER WAS IN MOTION CAUGHT THUMB AGAINST CRIB BLOCK CUT THUMB OFF TO FIRST JOINT

1984 · 3 incidents