Mining Incidents

No 5 Mine Coal

Blue Chip Coal Corp · Underground
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
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1986 · 1 incident

August 29, 1986 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Chip Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT RT HAND 6ETWEEN SCOOP AND PUSHCAR INJURED SECOND AND THIRD FINGER

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.

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