Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 10 Coal

Controlled by Edward Horn
Vansant, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4402118

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Jul 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

1987 · 2 incidents

April 29, 1987 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Horn Construction Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS HO2KING CABLE TO TREES THAT HAD BEEN CUT DOWN WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE HILL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE ELBOW.

1985 · 4 incidents

October 2, 1985 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Horn Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAULER WHEN ROCK FELL OFF WINTO HAULERBEDS-THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO BE JERKED.

August 2, 1985 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Horn Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PAIN STARTED WHILE OPERATING DOZER.

February 5, 1985 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Horn Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SHUT DOWN DOZER AND STOPPED OFF TRACK OF DOZER STEPPED ON A ROUNDED ROCK AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.