D O & W Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL APPROX 275 FT FROM FACE WITH DEMINSIONS OF 20FT WIDE 60 FT LONG 6-8 FT THICK ON BELT LINE WITH ABOUT 2' OF BELT LIEN CAUGHT, AT SURVEY STATION #7964.
No 12: 7 reportable incidents Coal
No 12 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1990.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1990–1994
- Latest incident
- Dec 1994
Ownership history
- Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1993
- D O & W Coal Company Inc 1993 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 12 | 2,667 |
| 1994 | 17 | 58,332 |
| 1993 | 11 | 20,963 |
| 1991 | 8 | 24,455 |
| 1990 | 7 | 25,768 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 12 sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% 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.Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file1994 · 5 incidents
D O & W Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON BELT APPROX 500FT UNDER GROUND FALL WAS APPROX 10FT THICK 40FT LONG 50FT WIDE AT SURVEY STATION 1840
August 8, 1994
VA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D O & W Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF SCOOP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
May 11, 1994
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D O & W Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
GROING ACCROSS SECTION SLIPPED AND FELL, HIT ELBOW ON LUMP OF COAL.
D O & W Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
RECIPTAL ON TRANSFORMER GROUNDED FACE TO FACE AND FIRED, BURNED BACKS OF HANDS.
1991 · 1 incident
April 17, 1991
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS BOLTING TOP BOLT BENT & CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK
1990 · 1 incident
October 10, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
TOP AND ROCK FELL AND HIT BACK BRUISED BACK ON L SIDE