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Turkey Branch: 3 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406671

Turkey Branch has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1991.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1991–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
Ownership history
  1. Motivation Coal Company 1991 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 2
1992 44 322,284
1991 43 36,622
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.

Turkey Branch 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

1992 · 2 incidents

October 27, 1992 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Motivation Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE HAD EXIT DRILL TO CHECK DRILL SPACINGS, THE STEP ON LADDER WAS APPROX 4 FEET OFF THE GROUND, AND WHEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO RE-ENTER THE DRILL HE GRABBED HOLD OF BOTH HANDRAILS TO PULL HI MSELF UP AND ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 4, 1992 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Motivation Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

54730OPERATING LOADER IN PIT WHEN THE BUCKET CAUGHT A ROCK AND JARRED EMPL CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPL WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

1991 · 1 incident

December 10, 1991 VA · Coal drill operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Motivation Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPL STANDING IN FRONT OF THE DRILL ABOUT 10' FROM A 10'HIGH STEP BENCH.A ROCK FELL FROM THE STEP BENCH AND ROLLED OVER TOP OF EMPL LEFT FOOT.EMPL SUSTAINED FRACTURE OF 1ST BONE MIDDLE TOE LEF T FOOT.