Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by Lambert Carter
Trammel, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4401099

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4401099). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Aug 1986
Ownership history
  1. Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc 1950 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
February 16, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE RAISED THE T.BAR AGAINST THE TOP, HE FAILED TO POSITION CANOPY. HE WALKED UNDER UN-SUPPORTED ROOF, THE ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM

Reportable incidents

19 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

1984 · 14 incidents

July 11, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HOLDING DRILL STILL WHILE DRILLING. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK SLID DOWN THESTEEL STRIKING HIS HAND AND BREAKING IT.

April 16, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING TAIL PIECE-PULLED SHOVEL OUT AND HIT FINGER ON CURTAIN BOARD.

March 28, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE PICKED UP A TIRE TO CHANGE ON BUGGY AND COULDN\T STRAIGHTEN UP.

January 18, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON FOOT, SMALL PIECE FELL IN BOLTED AREA OUT BY FACE, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOOT

1983 · 2 incidents

February 25, 1983 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Mc Clure River Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I AM ENCLOSING A DEATH CERTIFICATE, IT IS SELF-EXPLANITORY.