Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Shorty Mining Company · Underground
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403874

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Nov 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

November 10, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Shorty Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLT MAN AND HE5PER GOING TO REPLACE BOLT IN HAULAGE ROD, HELPER CAUGHT RING FINGER UNDER PLATE AGAINST ROOF SMASH FINGER.

October 9, 1986 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Shorty Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BESIDE CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH HAND PLACED ON GAURD WHEN HE HEARD A VEHICLE HE TURNED TO LOOK MUST HAD LEANED ON FENCE PUSHING IT IN TO SHAFT ON DRIVE, WHICH CAUGHT FENCE I NTANGLEING ARM 3N WIRE.

1984 · 1 incident

January 20, 1984 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING OUT ROPE FFROM MINER BRIDGE AND ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED THE ON SWITCH CATCHING THUMB ON LEFT HAND AND CUTTING IT

1983 · 2 incidents

December 21, 1983 VA · Coal timberman MACHINERY
Mack Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SETTING JACK ON CONTINOUS MINER. CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND CRUSHED IT.

April 19, 1983 VA · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT UNDERNEATH BUCKET CATGCHING RT FOOT UNDERNEATH AND MASHED THREE TOES