Maintenance Man fatality at Mine No 1 (Southmountain Coal Company Inc), VA, December 7, 1992

at 6:15 AM

On December 7, 1992, a maintenance man was fatally injured in an ignition or explosion of gas or dust accident at Mine No 1 (Southmountain Coal Company Inc), VA.

Mine No 1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: Southmountain Coal Company Inc (Wesley D. Burke et al)

Wise County, VA

Classification IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Type Struck by falling object

Investigator narrative

MINE EXPLOSION OCCURRED DURING PILLAR RECOVERY MINING OPERATIONS ON THE 3RD (OWL) SHIFT.EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SECTION WHEN BLAST AND ENTRAPMENT OCCURRED EMPLOYEE'S BODY WAS FOUND ON SECTION.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Machine Maintenance
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: FACE
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Struck by falling object
Source of injury: CAVING ROCK,COAL,ORE,WSTE
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 20 years
Experience at this mine: 2 years
Experience in this job: 18 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219923490184 · Mine ID 4406594 Trainer view →