Mining Incidents

No 1: 33 reportable incidents Coal

E & C Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Mullins Elbert R
Dunbar, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404293

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404293). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
33
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
Ownership history
  1. E & C Coal Company Inc 1976 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 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

33 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

April 8, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF SLATE 0ELL FROM ROOF AND HIT ON FOOT.

1986 · 6 incidents

October 8, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ROOF BO5TING & GOT HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN CANOPY & LIFTING HEAD, CUT LIP

September 4, 1986 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E & C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING STEEL RAILS AND GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILS AND SPLICE BARS.

June 21, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL ROOF BOLTI3G WHEN ROCK FELL AND SLID DOWN BACK.

June 2, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING ROOF WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BOLT TO THE RIB KNOCKING EMPLOYEE INTO HEAD OF BOLT MACHINE

May 5, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING ROOF AND HIT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WITH BOLT WRENCH.

March 5, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HEAD ON ROO0 WHILE RIDING TRAMTRIP.

1985 · 8 incidents

November 1, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
E & C Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING FELT SH5RP PAIN IN BACK.

September 10, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HEAD ON ROOF WHILE RIDING RAIL RUNNER CAUSING BACK PAIN.

April 5, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E & C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED BACK W2ILE LIFTING CAN OF OIL.

1984 · 9 incidents

August 22, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRAINING BACK MUSCLE

June 25, 1984 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
E & C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING RAIL RUNNER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND RAIL RUNNER. HURT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND EAR.

February 16, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
E & C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE.

1983 · 7 incidents

December 28, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING LEFFT ARM AND LEG BRUISING ARM AND LEG.

July 27, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
E & C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.