S & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WET AND MUDDY BOTTOM SLAB OF ROCK FELL OFF RIB CAUGHT HIM ON THE ARM.
No 1: 4 reportable incidents Coal
No 1 has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Sep 1988
Ownership history
- S & D Coal Company Inc 1981 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 | 26 | 113,176 |
| 1987 | 25 | 87,450 |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 17 | 89,538 |
| 1984 | 28 | 110,878 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 1 sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% 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.Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1988 · 2 incidents
August 19, 1988
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
S & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE MAN HAD JUST WENT IN. HIS JOB WAS TO TAKE CARE OF BELT DRIVE. HE SIT DOWN BESIDE A RIB AND 2 LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF THE RIB AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER.
1987 · 1 incident
September 4, 1987
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
S & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object
THE FEEDER ON S9CTION WAS GOBBED OFF. SECTION BOSS CUT CONVEYOR CHAIN OFF FOT INSIDE TO CLEAN COAL OUT. SCOOP CAME IN WITH BUCKET UP & CAUGHT HIM.
1984 · 1 incident
S & D Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN NO.8 ENTRY INTERSECTION 60 FT INBY SUPPY SLID NO 5006 ROOF FALL 25 L 20 W 03 THICK.