Cantrell Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
30' OUTBY FACE OF NO. 3 ENTRY IN INTERSECTION 60' INBY SPAD NO. 535.
Mine No 5: 9 reportable incidents Coal
Mine No 5 has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1984–1990
- Latest incident
- Oct 1990
Ownership history
- Pamela Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Lucky Coal Company 1984 to 1985
- Mackwood Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
- Lebo Mining Inc 1986 to 1986
- Indian Mountain Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- Cantrell Mining Company Inc 1987 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13 | 14,441 |
| 1990 | 14 | 47,739 |
| 1989 | 15 | 58,126 |
| 1988 | 15 | 53,864 |
| 1987 | 12 | 28,924 |
| 1986 | 12 | 6,607 |
| 1985 | 22 | 33,168 |
| 1984 | 7 | 8,188 |
| 1983 | 5 | 1,906 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Mine No 5 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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 file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 1 incident
Cantrell Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
PILLAR FALL EXTENDED ACROSS BLEEDER TRAVEL WAY
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
Mackwood Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OFF-SHIFT WEEKEND
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
Mackwood Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL IN PROCESS OF PUTTING STEEL ROPE ON SHIVE WHEEL WHEN UNSUPPORTED CAP COAL FELL INJURING RIBS AND LACERATION OF FACE.
1984 · 3 incidents
Lucky Coal Company · Struck by falling object
SETTING SAFETY POST SMALL ROCK FELL AND HIT ON FINGER.
Lucky Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded
INJURED KNEE WHILE CRAWLING IN MINE.
Lucky Coal Company · Fall down stairs
FELL DOWN STEPS GOING INTO ABBICE. BRUISED ARM.