Blankenship & Rife Inc · Accident type, without injuries
CRIBS KNOCK ED OUT PREV WEAKENS RF CASUING FALL BLOCK ING INTAKE HAULAGE ROAD TO 001 SECTION
No 1 Mine Coal
Blankenship & Rife Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Kermit Rife
Hurley,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4403697
MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4403697). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
November 30, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PULLEY AND WIRE ROPE ON A BELT TAKE UP UNIT THE TIP END AT THE JOINT WAS BROKEN AND CUT
1987 · 1 incident
October 13, 1987
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL 5ND HIT THE VICTIM WHILE TRAVELING TO THE OUTSIDE
1985 · 1 incident
Blankenship & Rife Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK MINER ON SHOULDER BACK.
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