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Trace Fork #52: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406697

Trace Fork #52 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1992.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
Ownership history
  1. Pride Energy Company 1992 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
ⓘ Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.
Year Employees Coal produced (tons)
1993 26 90,302
1992 19 102,485
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Trace Fork #52 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.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1993 · 1 incident

August 27, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pride Energy Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE, WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE,W AS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING OXYGEN TANKS ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A BACK SUPPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGEGED ACCIDENT.

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1992 · 2 incidents

October 17, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Pride Energy Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A METAL DOOR THAT HAD TO BE CUT TO FIT.DURING THE CUTTING PROCESS,METAL AND SAWDUST SHAVINGS ALLEGEDLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH EMPLOYEE'S EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A FULL FACE SHIELD.EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10-17-92 AND WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS AND RELEASED FOR WORK.

September 12, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pride Energy Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DOWN THE CATWALK AS HE WAS CLEANING THE STACKER BELT WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY BACKED OFF THE END OF CATWALK AND FELL APPROX 5 FT FRACTURING HIS RIGHT RIBS.