Mining Incidents

Tipple No 1 Coal

Swords Creek, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404192

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 400 0 0 0.0
2000 Q1 287 0 0 0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1993 · 2 incidents

September 20, 1993 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING. HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS THE CHIROPRACTOR REFERRED HIM TO A MEDICAL DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR GAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR MED ICATION AND RECOMMENDED A BRACE. IF THIS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, HE MAY HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY.

January 13, 1993 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRUCK MAN WAS DRIVING STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. HE PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD TO CHECK IT OUT. HE WALKED UP UNDER THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF THE TRUCK B ED.

1990 · 3 incidents

July 31, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO TIPPLE. HH WAS CLIMBING UP THE OUTSIDE FRONT OF THE TIPPLE. A BOARD PULLED OUT ALLOWING HIM TO FALL.

July 27, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE TIPPLE. HH WAS WAITING FOR TIMBER TO BE PLACED. IT CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT FRIDAY, WORKED MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY H IS BACK WAS VERY SORE.

July 27, 1990 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE TIPPLE. HH WAS WAITING FOR TIMBER TO BE PLACED. IT CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON MONDAY AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A SPRAINED BACK. HE WORKED TUESDAY MORNING AND LEFT ABOUT 11:00 AM TO RETURN FOR ANOTHER APPOINTMENT.

1988 · 1 incident

August 2, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP. ANOTHER PERSON TOSSED A GAUGE TO HIM. A HOOK ON THE GAUGE STUCK IN THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1987 VA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WORKING ON TRUCK BED LOST BALANCE AND BEGAN TO FALL CAUGHT HIMSELF ON MIRROR FRAME AND HIT RIB ON DOOR

October 27, 1987 VA · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD BAR IN HAND LUMP OF COAL FEL FROM CHUTE AND HIT HIS HAND

1983 · 1 incident

September 14, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
H C Bostic Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR STEELE WAS WELDING A PIECE OF METAL ON THE TIPPLE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.