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Banner Dock Coal

Clinchfield Coal Company · Facility

Controlled by Pittston Company

Dante, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4403296

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 3
Years on record: 1989–1990
Latest incident: Mar 1990

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 5, 1990 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

REQUIRED FOR TRUCK DRIVER TO EXIT TRUCK & ENTER COAL BIN WITH GRATES FOR PURPOSE OF BREAKING LUMP COAL THROUGH GRATE WITH HAND HELD SLEDGEHAMMER. DRIVER MUST ATTACH SECURITY BELT & ROPE UPON E NTRANCE OF BIN. DRIVERS FOOT SLIPPED & ALLOWED DRIVER TO FALL INTO GRATE.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 27, 1989 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by flying object

RAILROAD CAR HCD RUNG UPON A TRACK SKID APPROX. 2". HE TOOK A SLEDGE HAMMER AND KNOCKED THE SKID FROM UNDER THE RAILROAD CAR WHEEL, WHEN THE SKID WAS HIT, IT FLEW OUT FROM UNDER THE WHEEL STRI KING HIM ON BOTH LEGS.

October 3, 1989 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED HAD BEEN OPERATING BACK-HOE ON THE DOCK ROAD. HE GOT OFF OF THE BACK-HOLE TO PICK UP TRASH AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.