No 5: 12 reportable incidents Coal

Bear Branch Fuel Corp · Underground

Controlled by Coleman Dennis S & Shannon

Nora, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4406049

MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 4406049). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 12
Years on record: 1984–1985
Latest incident: Oct 1985

Ownership history

French Contractors 1984 to 1985
Bear Branch Fuel Corp 1985 to present

Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

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

12 on file

1985 · 1 incident

October 28, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Bear Branch Fuel Corp · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER AND BUMPED A ROOF JACK AND IT FELL ON HIS FINGER