Mining Incidents

Misty-Bec No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal

Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Gary A Horn
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405717

MSHA record for Misty-Bec No 1 (mine ID 4405717). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Fleetwood Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1986
  2. Misty-Bec Coal Corp 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Misty-Bec 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

8 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

March 26, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PULLING TAI5 PIECE WITH SCOOP TAIL PC.HIT A BELT STARTER BOX CATCHING FOOT STARTER BOX & PINNER

February 26, 1987 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FIRE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

MINER WAS IN OP9RATION. TWO LEADS CAME TOGETHER AND AT SOME TIME HD HOSE BUSTED SPRAYING HD. FLUID IN AIR STARTING FIRE.

February 26, 1987 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FIRE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

MINER WAS IN OP9RATION TWO LEADS COME TOGETHER AND AT SOME TIME HD. HOSE BUSTED SPRAYING HD FLUID AND THIS STARTED THE FIRE.

1986 · 1 incident

July 19, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING CABLE NEAR THE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF SUPPORT BOLTS STRIKING SAID MINER ON HIS BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

June 28, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fleetwood Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE BOLTED SECTION OF ROOF BACKED UP & WAS EATING WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & INJURED HIM.

1983 · 1 incident

July 16, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fleetwood Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOLT IN ROOF WHEN A ROCK BROKE AT BOLT AND FELL ON HIS LEG AND ANKLE