Mining Incidents

#3 Coal

Old Dominion Energy Inc · Underground
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406480

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 4406480). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Nov 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1989 · 8 incidents

October 2, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MINES AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE TOP, HURTING HIS BACK.

June 5, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 120 FEET LONG 6-7 FEET THICK 18 FEET WIDE WAS FOUND AT 5:45 ON 06-05-89 AT #5 HEADING INBY SURVEY STATION #151.

May 1, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER THE JACK FELL HITTING I NAME IN THE CHEST

May 1, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS HITTING A CHISEL IWTH A HAMME WHEN TWO SMALL PIECES OF METAL WENT IN THE TOP OF HIS HAND

March 16, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPER MINER HIT HEAD AGAINS T TOP.

1988 · 1 incident

November 7, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

AS I.NAME WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTER A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE HEAD

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