Mining Incidents

#3 Strip Coal

Controlled by Burke Scotty
Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406604

MSHA record for #3 Strip (mine ID 4406604). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

March 23, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Three Forks Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

AT 8:00;AM THE PARTS RUNNER WAS SENT TO COEBURN PA TO PICK UP PARTS ON HIS WAY BACK AT 8:35AM HE CAME UPON A SECTION OF ROAD WITH SNOW & ICE ON IT LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK & HIT THE DITCH HI T HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR GRASS

February 3, 1992 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Three Forks Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

12:55 PM CERTIFIED BLASTER FIRED A SHOT OF SIX HOLES.A D9G WAS WORKING IN THE AREA WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED.THE OPERATOR RECEIVED GROUND VIBRATIONS FROM THE SHOT.

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