Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Raider Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Roger Coleman
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404528

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Apr 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1991 · 5 incidents

April 10, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Raider Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIDING ON MANTRIP FELL TO KEEP HEAD DOWN HAT STRUCK COLLAR ROLLING HIS HARD HAT OVER HEAD SCRAPPING HIS HEAD

April 2, 1991 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raider Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELING AROUND BELT DRIVE STRAINED BACK

February 27, 1991 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Raider Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS RIDING A 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER TO D02 SECTION WHEN HE MET A SCOOP TRAVELING TOWARD OUTSIDE. THE MAN PULLED INTO A BREAK TO LET SCOOP PASS. THE HAULROAD WAS ROUGH AND MUDDY. THE BATTE RY END OF SCOOP SLID INTO THE PERSONNEL CARRIER JARRING THE MAN AND INJURING HIS BACK.

January 29, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Raider Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

STANDARD BUGGY WENT ON HIGH TRAM AFTER BEING ENERGIZED & OPERATOR HAD STEPPED OFF BUGGY RAMMED INTO BACK OF MINER MINER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF DECK OF MINER TO AVOID BUGGY HIT HIS H EAD & LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST A ROOF BOLT

January 21, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raider Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS USING A JACK TO HELP REPOSITION A RIPPER MOTOR TO INSTALL THE TOP HOLDING PIN JACK SLIPPED OUT HITTING THE MAN JUST ABOVE THE LEFT KNEE CAP.

1990 · 8 incidents

November 1, 1990 VA · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raider Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPERATOR TRAMMING INSIDE WITH SUPPLIES A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 8X10X1 THICK FELLOW OPERATORS HAND AND LEFT ARM.

October 31, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Raider Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RAN OVER ROCK IN ROAD, BOUNCING HIM IN TOP

October 18, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raider Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL 11 BRKS OUTBY FACE IN #8 HEADING IN INTERSECTION BETWEEN SPAD 531 AND SPAD # 535. IT WAS TIMBER OFF CONTINUATION OF OLD FALL.

October 12, 1990 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Raider Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS OPERATING SCOOP BRINGING IT OUTSIDE. HE GOT AGAINST RIB & RIB FELL OFF INTO SCOOP MASHING MIDDLE FINGER.

October 3, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
Raider Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS SITTING DOWN WITH LEGS CROSSED INDIAN STYLE WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE POPPED OUT OF PLACE.HE SAID HIS KNEE HAD POPPED OUT LIKE THIS BEFORE.

August 15, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raider Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROC APPROX 3' BY 6' & UP TO 3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS ONTO MINER OPERATOR AS HE WAS TAKING FIRST CUT OUT OF #6 RIGHT BREAK ON 001 SECTION. ROCK FELL SUDDENLY GIVING N O WARNING.

March 1, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Raider Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING RIPPER MOTOR ON 14-1 JOY MINER AND WAS TRYING TO LINE PIN HOLES UP, MOTOR SLIPPED & PERSON HAD FINGER IN HOLE WHERE PINS WENT CUTTING END OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER OFF RIGHT BEHIND FINGE R NAIL.

1989 · 5 incidents

September 22, 1989 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Raider Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE PULLING SHUTTLE CAR WITH SCOOP,CHAIN HIT SHUTTLE CAR,OBJECT HIT OPERATORS EYE.THOUGHT TO BE PAINT FLAKE FROM SHUTTLE CAR.PERSON WORKED REST OF SHIFT.ALSO NEXT SHIFT,THEN WAS OFF 3 DAYS H AD POINT REMOVED FROM EYE.

September 17, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Raider Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SOMETIME BETWEEN SATURDAY EVENING AT 1100 PM WHEN THE 2ND SHIFT QUDITE 1100 PM SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN THE 3 RD SHIFT STARTED THERE WAS A ROOF FALL IN N 2 HDG. 70 FT OUTBY SPAD NO 41 APPROX. 2 BRKS OUTBY THE FACE. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 16 FT WIDE 30 FT LONG AND 3 FT THICK. IT CAUGHT A SPARE 21 SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR.

September 10, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Raider Mining Inc · Fall from machine

PERSON WAS HELPING PINNING MACHINE OPER. INTALL BOLTS IN HIGH TOP. PERSON HAD TO GET ON TOP OF MACHINE TO REACH TOP. STEEL CAME OUT OF WRENCH AND THREW PERSON OFF PINNING MACHINE ONTO GROUND OR FLOOR OF MINE.

August 31, 1989 VA · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Raider Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CONTINUOUS MINER LEFT APPROX. 18" CAP COAL O ROOF. PERSON WAS USEING SLATE BAR. STEEMPTING TO PULL CAP COAL FROM ROOF.

July 24, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Raider Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLEANING ON OUTSIDE BELT DRIVE HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON BRACE WELDED TO THE BACKSTOP