Big Track Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FAULT IN ROOF CAUSE ROOF FALL TO OCCUR WHEN CUT WAS TAKEN OUT OF PILLAR BLOCK BROKE TWO JACKS ON MINER.
No 6: 7 reportable incidents Coal
No 6 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1983.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Ownership history
- Golden Chip Coal Company Inc 1980 to 1986
- Big Track Coal Company 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6 | 10,407 |
| 1988 | 14 | 75,747 |
| 1987 | 24 | 90,773 |
| 1986 | 12 | 48,994 |
| 1985 | 10 | 31,513 |
| 1984 | 17 | 73,669 |
| 1983 | 16 | 74,876 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
No 6 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
7 on file1988 · 1 incident
1985 · 2 incidents
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY SPAD #73, FALL ABOUT 75 FT LONG 14 FT WIDE 7 FT THICK IMMEDIATE ROOF WAS SLATE UNABLE TO SEE MAIN ROOF WHICH WAS SANDSTONE CRACKS IN ROOF HIDDEN BY SLATE
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL AT #1 ENTRY, 70 FT INBY LAST OPEN CROSS CUT.
1984 · 2 incidents
December 5, 1984
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS ENTERING AREA TO BE PINNED WHEN A LOOSE ROCK ON RIB ROLLED OFF ON HIS FOOT
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL ON CONVEYOR BELT
1983 · 2 incidents
July 18, 1983
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING BAG OF ROCK DUST.
April 12, 1983
VA · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
DRILLED INTO STICK OF EXPLOSIVES THAT FAILED TO DETONATE THE PREVIOUS CUT