Blue Chip Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT RT HAND 6ETWEEN SCOOP AND PUSHCAR INJURED SECOND AND THIRD FINGER
No 5 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
Blue Chip Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Coleman Hufford-Mary Ruth
Dante,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406178
MSHA record for No 5 Mine (mine ID 4406178). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1985–1986
- Latest incident
- Aug 1986
Ownership history
- Blue Chip Coal Corp 1985 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 5 Mine 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
2 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 1 incident
December 13, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Blue Chip Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PI3NING TOP WHEN 2 ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND SAFETY JACKS ON PINNER STRIKING EMPLOYEE WITH 2 GLANCING BLOW TO THE BACK.