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No 1 Bluebird Surface: 1 reportable incident Coal

Moses Coal Inc · Surface
Controlled by Moses Elliot J
Keokee, Lee County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405078

MSHA record for No 1 Bluebird Surface (mine ID 4405078). 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
1983
Latest incident
Jan 1983
Ownership history
  1. Moses Coal Inc 1978 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Bluebird Surface sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.
Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
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

1983 · 1 incident

January 5, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moses Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EES WERE TIGHTENING AXLE BOLTS ON A LOADER WITH A RATCHET, THE RATCHET SLIPPED STRIKING THE INJURED EE IN THE RIGHT EYEBROW & FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES TOC LO '%%*@ CLOSE.