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#3: 4 reportable incidents Coal

Parts Corp Of America · Underground
Controlled by Thyssen Schachtbau Gmbh
Coeburn, Va, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406788

MSHA record for #3 (mine ID 4406788). 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
1995–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996
Ownership history
  1. Parts Corp Of America 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

#3 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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.
Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1996 · 1 incident

January 25, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parts Corp Of America · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING A PIECE OF PINNER STEEL OUT OF TOP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

1995 · 3 incidents

December 9, 1995 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Parts Corp Of America · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER. WHILE INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS THE ANOMMETER CASE ON HIS BELT PUSHED HEAD CONTROL LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO PIN HIS KNEE AGAINST FRAME (RIGHT KNEE).

October 14, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Parts Corp Of America · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG (COAL) DROPPED FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ACROSS LOWER BACK.

October 12, 1995 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Parts Corp Of America · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO SECTION FROM SERVICING BELT DRIVE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER WATER LINE LAYING UNDER MUD.