Honey Camp Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A JACK WHICH FELL OVER AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB. RESULTED IN PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF RIGHT THUMB.
No 13: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Honey Camp Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Theodore Yates
Trammel,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404190
MSHA record for No 13 (mine ID 4404190). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Mar 1984
Ownership history
- Honey Camp Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 13 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% 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.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
3 on file1984 · 1 incident
1983 · 2 incidents
December 28, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Honey Camp Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED HE FINISHED BOLTING A PLACE AND DET DOWN TO EAT LUNCH. A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
December 14, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Honey Camp Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATES HE SET THE SAFETY JACK & INSTALLED ROOF BOLT, THUS LOOSENING THE JACK WHICH FELL ON HIS FOOT AND CAUSED A FRACTURE.