Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON BE5TLINE DAMAGE DONE TO BELT LINE AND BELT STRUCTURE
Misty-Bec No 1: 8 reportable incidents Coal
Misty-Bec No 1 has had no fatalities among 8 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Sep 1987
Ownership history
- Fleetwood Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1986
- Misty-Bec Coal Corp 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 | |
| 1987 | 17 | 54,646 |
| 1986 | 20 | 126,844 |
| 1985 | 0 | |
| 1984 | 28 | 99,370 |
| 1983 | 17 | 85,360 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Misty-Bec No 1 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.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 file1987 · 4 incidents
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
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.
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.
Fleetwood Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
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