Mining Incidents

Arno Coal

Westmoreland Coal Company · Underground
Andover, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404099

MSHA record for Arno (mine ID 4404099). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1985 · 5 incidents

July 23, 1985 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS TURNING AROUND IN DECK OF CAR TO FACE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AROUND IN DECK OF CAR TO FACE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN DECK OF CAR AND HIS BODY FELL OUT OF CAR

May 14, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY STRIKING EE ON LEFT HAND & RING FINGER.

March 20, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Westmoreland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CABLE SPLICE ARC CAUSED CABLE TO BURN AGAINST SHEAVE WHEEL TABLE-SMOKE RESULTED FROM ARC-SMOKE INHALATION.

March 20, 1985 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF NO. 1 ENTRY WITH PULL ROPE ON BOOM, INJURED STARTED TO REMOVING PULL ROPE AND MINER BOOM CAUGHT INJUREDS HAND AND WRIST BETWEEN BOOM AND RIB.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 8 incidents

November 2, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED IT IS APPARENT THAT INJUREDS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS MASHED WHEN TWO SUPPLY MOTORS COLLIDED

August 29, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

August 29, 1983 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

March 21, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING TIMBER OUT OG S/C & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK.

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