Little Mountain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING TIMBERS OFF BELTLINE & TIMBER MASHED FINGER
No 5 Mine: 2 reportable incidents Coal
No 5 Mine has had no fatalities among 2 reportable incidents since 1986.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1986
- Latest incident
- Dec 1986
Ownership history
- Little Mountain Coal Inc 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 13 | 2,665 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 5 Mine sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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.Lee County, Virginia · Population 22,042
1.9%
Mining share of county employment
$42,269
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 · 2 incidents
Little Mountain Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
FEEDING BELT TH9U BELT DRIVE BELT OVER LAPPED CATCHING LEFT HAND & WRIST. PUILLED LEFT HAND & WRIST INTO SIDE OF BELTDRIVE.