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No 3: 17 reportable incidents Coal

S & C Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Barton Channe
Bee, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404828

MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4404828). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Ownership history
  1. Fox Ten Mining Corp 1978 to 1985
  2. Fox Ten Mining Corp 1985 to 1988
  3. H B & B Equipment Company Inc 1988 to 1990
  4. S & C Mining Inc 1990 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 3 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

17 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

March 30, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & C Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNTINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 03-39-92 IN THE #5 ENTRY IN THE FACE THE FALL WAS APPROX 15 FT BY 14 FT X5 FT.FALL FELL OVER WEEKEND.

January 9, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
S & C Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE HIT HIS HEAD WHEN HE WAS CRAWLING UNDER DUCK WALK.

1991 · 4 incidents

December 13, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & C Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DUE TO MUD SEAM IN TOP 3'-6' THICK 4'-16' WIDE 50' LONG. LEFT CROSS CUT ABOUT 250' INBY PORTAL IN #1 HDN AT SURVEY STATION 1536.

November 4, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & C Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND CUT EE ON CHIN.

January 11, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & C Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM TAILPIECE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROCKS, CRUSHING HIS FINGER.

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 9 incidents

September 2, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS SH2VELING COAL & MUD AROUND BELT TWISTED HIS BACK.

August 29, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS WAL5ING BESIDE BELTLINE GROUND WAS WET HE FELL AGAINST STRUCTURE HIT HIS RIB CAGE.

April 16, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS BOL7ING UP TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL KNOCKING SUPPORT JACK OUT & STRIKING HIM IN T HE HEAD, FORCING HIS HEAD DOWN AGAINST ROOFBOLTING MACHINE.

March 24, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WIT2DRAWING A PIECE OF PINNER STEEL FROM A DRILLED HOLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE THUMB OF LEFT HAND.

March 5, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BOL7ING TOP WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

February 25, 1986 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BUS7ING ROCK AT THE TAIL PIECE A MAN ON A HAULER CAME BEHIND HIM, HE DID NOT SEE HIM COMING RAN OVER FOOT.

January 30, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS PIN3ING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL & HIT HIM IN THE RIB.

January 21, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS THR2WING BLOCKS ACROSS BELT WHEN STRING FROM BELT CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND TRIPPED HIM IN WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL ON LEFT HAND

1983 · 1 incident

March 9, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fox Ten Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

THE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN JACKS FROM THE FIRST ROW OF JACKS TO THE FACE STRIKING HEAD & SHOULDER VICTIM WAS MARKING OFF ROWS OF BOLTS.