Freddie Dean Coal Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS TH9OWING A TIMBER IN LOW COAL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
No 2 Mine: 4 reportable incidents Coal
No 2 Mine has had no fatalities among 4 reportable incidents since 1984.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Jun 1986
Ownership history
- Davis Contracting Inc 1982 to 1983
- Rockdale Mining Company Inc 1983 to 1983
- Three H Coal Company Inc 1983 to 1984
- Dickenson Mining Company Inc 1984 to 1986
- Freddie Dean Coal Inc 1986 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 20 | 37,528 |
| 1985 | 18 | 32,289 |
| 1984 | 6 | |
| 1983 | 3 | 1,377 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 2 Mine 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
4 on file1986 · 3 incidents
Freddie Dean Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ROCK FELL ON MI3ER AND CONTROLS THE ROCK WAS ALMOST ON ANOTHER MAN AND THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO GET IT UP AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
March 10, 1986
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Freddie Dean Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CUT FI3GERS WHEN A ROCK CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN BOLTS
1984 · 1 incident
Three H Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS MOVING POWER BOX. HE HAD IT CHAINED TO THE SCOOP PULLING IT TO THE OUT SIDE, WHEN HE LOOK BACK TO SEE IF IT WAS ALL RICH ROOF BOLT CAUGHT THE CLOTHES HIS LEFT SHOULDER PULLING HIM ON T HE SCOOP PRESSILY AGAINST SOME .