Westwood Coal Company · Fall from machine
S/C WHEEL DROPP9D INTO HOLE CAUSING JOLT TO I.NAME.
No 4: 3 reportable incidents Coal
No 4 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Nov 1986
Ownership history
- Sue Lee Coal Company Inc 1981 to 1986
- Westwood Coal Company 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 13 | 31,174 |
| 1986 | 19 | 46,300 |
| 1985 | 25 | 40,012 |
| 1984 | 18 | 93,905 |
| 1983 | 19 | 76,167 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 4 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 file1986 · 2 incidents
April 19, 1986
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westwood Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BENDING ROOF BO5T PULLED SOMETHING IN SHOULDER.
1983 · 1 incident
May 17, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sue Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
DAVEID MEADE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACK AND LAST ROW OF BOLTS IT CUT THE RT SIDE OF HEAD AND RT SIDE OF SHOULDER WAS BRUISED