Mining Incidents

No 3 Auger: 1 reportable incident Coal

Southern Auger Inc · Surface
Controlled by James E Wilson (TN)
Bee, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406580

No 3 Auger has had no fatalities among 1 reportable incident since 1995.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1995
Latest incident
Dec 1995
Ownership history
  1. Eagle Equipment & Supply Company Inc 1990 to 1991
  2. Southern Auger Inc 1991 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1996 2 16,919
1995 2 24,740
1994 2 53,066
1993 2 34,890
1992 2 31,157
1991 3 25,577
1990 4 9,090
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

No 3 Auger 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

1 on file

1995 · 1 incident

December 12, 1995 VA · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Southern Auger Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST BIT RACK.