Mining Incidents

Greenbrier DockCoal

Prater, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403328
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
3
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Jan 2006

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by powered moving object

FOREMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH THE REAR WHEELS OF A LOADED FORD 9000 COAL TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VICTIM BENT OVER TO MOVE A WATER HOSE AND WAS CRUSHED BY T HE REAR WHEELS OF THE COAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE RAW COAL BINS.

Reportable incidents

2 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2006 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE suffered a laceration to a finger on his left hand while assisting with unloading conveyor idlers.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE 30 RAILROAD CARS (LOADED) WITH A LOCOMOTIVE, WHEN HAND BRAKE WAS LOOSED THE CARS STARTED TO MOVE. INJURED GOT ON CAR AND FELL IN FRONT OF WHEEL RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT FOOT AND LEG. LOWER LEG WAS AMPUTATED 4/21/00.