Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine: 14 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Lawson John & Truman
Coeburn, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406297

MSHA record for No 4 Mine (mine ID 4406297). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Sep 1988
Ownership history
  1. Little David Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 4 Mine 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

14 on file

1988 · 1 incident

September 27, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little David Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP ROCK FELL & CUT LEFT ANKLE

1987 · 4 incidents

July 20, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little David Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPAIRING3RIPPER CHAIN ON MINER PIECE OF HAMMER BROKE OFF HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT EYE.

June 18, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little David Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL BETWE9N FACE & ROW OF BOLTS WHILE PINNER MAN WAS MARKING OFF NEXT BOLT. HIT HIM ON BACK & SHOULDER.

January 13, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Little David Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WHILE MOVING RO7K OFF 506 BRIDGE CARRIER OPERATOR DID NOT TWIN OFF BRIDGE CONVEYOR CONVEYOR CAUGTHT ROCK CUT OFF OPERATOR RT INDEX FINGER FIRST JOINT

1986 · 9 incidents

November 23, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little David Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

SMALL ROCK CAUG2T TRAM LEVER ON BOLTER MACHINE CAUSING MACHINE TO H IT PINNER MAN

June 19, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little David Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL BET4EEN SADETY JACK HIT I NAME ON RT HAND WHILE HE WAS MOVING SAFETY JACKS AFTER BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED