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Tipple #1: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Rebel Coals Inc · Facility
Controlled by Stanley Darrell
Mcclure, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404743

MSHA record for Tipple #1 (mine ID 4404743). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
Ownership history
  1. Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company 1977 to 1979
  2. Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company 1979 to 1988
  3. Black Energy Coal Inc 1988 to 1993
  4. Acclaim Coal Sales Inc 1993 to 1994
  5. W D Coals Inc 1994 to 1995
  6. Golden Minerals Inc 1995 to 1996
  7. Rebel Coals Inc 1996 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Tipple #1 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 10, 1989 VA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman Fatality · MACHINERY
Black Energy Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE VICTIM LEFT HIS NORMAL WORKPLACE AND WENT OUTSIDE TO FRONT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN THAT LED TO PICKBREAKER. SOME LOOSE MATERIAL GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO BE CAUGHT IN COAL FEED CONVEYORS. THAT CAU GHT HIS BOOT DRAGGING HIM INTO PICKBREAKER. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN HIS DEATH.