Mining Incidents

#2 Mine Coal

Controlled by Long Wallace
Wolford, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405762

MSHA record for #2 Mine (mine ID 4405762). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

November 8, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
B & W Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WINDSHIELD CRACKED, SIDE WINDOW OPEN. WHEN OPERATOR LET TRUCK BED DOWN A FORIEGN OBJECT ENTERED THE RIGHT EYE.

September 12, 1989 VA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
B & W Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRILL.HE REACHED TO MOVE DRILL STEEL,STEEL FLEW BACK AND HIT HIS HAND.

1986 · 1 incident

June 4, 1986 VA · Coal MACHINERY
Virginia By-Product · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS CLIM6ING THE LADDER ON THE HYDRA SEEDER AS HE CLEARED THE TOP HE WAS STRUCK BY SPRAY FROM THE SEEDING NOZZLE RESULTING IN FORIEGN PARTICLES IN EYES

1983 · 1 incident

July 20, 1983 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia By-Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS PUTTING PIN IN DRILL STEEL TO LET DOWN IN PLACE. DID NOT REMOVE HAND CAUGHT TWO MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. NO BONES BROKING.

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