Mining Incidents

No 1: 1 reportable incident Coal

Shell Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Deel Gearldine
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406065

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4406065). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
Ownership history
  1. Bald Eagle Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1984
  2. T & R Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1985
  3. Big Branch Coal Company Of Southwest Va Inc 1985 to 1986
  4. Big Branch Coal Company Of Southwest Va Inc 1985 to 1986
  5. Bird Dog Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
  6. Wet Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1987
  7. Shell Coal Company 1987 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 9, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Shell Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUN STEEL ROD THROUGH LEFT HAND AND THUMB USING PINNER.