Mining Incidents

Hurricane Creek Coal

Clinchfield Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Clinchfield, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4401773

MSHA record for Hurricane Creek (mine ID 4401773). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Jun 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

June 5, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING CRIB BLOCK UNDER RAM CAR WHEN PIECE BROKE THAT WAS ON RAM CARBEING RAISED TO PUT BLOCK UNDER. PIECE FELL ON RIGHT THUMB, RESULTING IN FRACTURE.

March 23, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

A SCOOP BEGAN T2 TRAVEL AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE DECK OF IT WITH HIS GEET EXTENDED OUT OF IT

February 17, 1987 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TIGHTENING3AND LOOSENING BRAKING SYSTEM ON RR CAR.HE SLIPPED A DISC IN HIS BACK DURING THIS PROCESS.

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

October 10, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

MINER LOADING COAL IN PUSHOUT ON B-WING OF PILLAR SECTION.HAD MORE THAN REQ AMOUNT OF TIMBERS SET BT PILLAR PLAN WHEN ROOF FELL WITHOUT WARNING CATCHING RIPPER HEAD OF MINER.

May 21, 1985 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE WAS HELP IN LOAD A BELT DRIVE ONTO A LOW-BOY. WHEN HE BENT TO MOVE DRIVE AND PINCH IT OVEN WHIT A SLATE BAR, WHEN HE FELT A BURN IN SENSATION BURNING SENSATION LATER AN I N THE EVENING WHILE HE WAS LOADING TIMBERS.

1984 · 12 incidents

November 2, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LAID HAND ON FRAME OF MINER TO STEDY HIMSELF WHILE TURNING AROUND TO LOOK BEHIND MINER. LOWERED MINER DISCHARGE BOOM ALLOWING BOOM RUNNING BLOCK TO CATCH FINGERS BETWEEN BLOCK & FRAME OF MINE R. MASHING FINGERS & FRACTURED 2 FINGERS.

October 23, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP MINER CABLE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIEING UP CABLE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SLID ON SOME JOB CUAISNG HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

September 15, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CARRYING THE END OF A TIMBER AND STEPPED ON ROUGH BOTTOM

July 16, 1984 VA · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS BOLTING TOP AND MEASURING WITH A PIECE OF STEEL THAT HAD A HOT BIT IN IT, MUD FELL AND HIT S TEEL KNOCKING HOT BIT INTO HIS NECK

May 21, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPERATING RAM CAR WHEN SHE SAID THE BRAKES FAILED AND SHE HIT THE RIB WHEN SHE HIT RIB HER HEAD STRUCK SOME PART OF RAM CAR NO VISIBLE MARKS WERE SEEN ON H ER PERSON

May 2, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING HEADER ON SCOOP AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE BUCKET.

April 17, 1984 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STEEL TIES ON RAILS. MISSED THE LUG ON THE TIE, STRIKING THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

March 26, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP ALLEGEDLY HURT HER BACK OPERATING A RAM CAR OVER ROUGH ROADWAYS

March 5, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING A MINER CABLE TO BE SECURED TO ROOF AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE CABLE

1983 · 11 incidents

November 17, 1983 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST OUT OF SCOOP WHEN THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE SCOOP BED & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN BOTTOM & BED.

September 23, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS HURRIEDLY GETTING OUT OF A RAM CAR AFTER BEING FRIGHTENED BY SMOKE CAUSED BY A BURSTED BRAKE HOSE THAT LEAKED OIL ON A HOT BRAKE DISC

August 9, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMP WAS ROLLING BARREL OF OIL AND LET IT ROLL OVER HIS FINGER

August 2, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED LET PINNER HEAD DOWN ON HIS FOOT

July 27, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INJURED UPPER BACK WHILE LIFTING AND LOADING RAILS ON FLAT CAR.

April 20, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING TAIL PIECE WHEN TAIL ROLLER CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN OR SPRAIN HIS RIGHT HAND SHOVELING WAS KICKED BACK JAMMING HIS HAND AS HE SHOVELED

March 8, 1983 VA · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLEEMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND LAYING IT ALONG SIDE OF RIB

January 5, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS PRIMING UP A TRIM CHAIN WITH A SLATE BAR TO HOLD A PIN UP WHEN ANOTHER EE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO VICTIM\S FACE.

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