Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

K W Carbon Inc · Underground
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404778

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4404778). 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
1983–1987
Latest incident
Feb 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1987 · 1 incident

February 23, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K W Carbon Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO CRAWL THROUGH A STOPPING DOOR.INSTEAD OF HOLDING DOOR OPEN HE PROPPED IT UP WITH A HALFHEADER AND AS HE CRAWLED THROUGH HE KNOCKED THE HALFHEADER OUT ANDTHE DOOR FELL ON HIS NECK. 3

1986 · 1 incident

December 8, 1986 VA · Coal INUNDATION
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WE CUT INTO AN 2LD ABANDONED MINE AND GOT INTO SOME BAD AIR TWO OF THE MEN FELT DIZZY AND GOT BACK IN FRSH AIR THERE WAS AN INSPECTIOR ON THE JOB AND GOT THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND 4 MORE INS PECTORS TO CHEC5 IT OUT. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

1984 · 9 incidents

September 14, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IT WAS ABOUT 70 FT FROM THE FORCE OF #5ENTRY SITWAS ABOUT 60FT LONG 18FT WIDE AND 6OR 8FT THICK IT WAS A SLIP THAT HAD BEEN LOGGY AND HAD WATER RUNNING OUT OF IT. ENTRY.

August 25, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K W Carbon Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE PINNER WAS BOLTING IN #5 HDG OF THE SECOND RT SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK APPROX 4" THICK 2\ WIDE & 4\ LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS & THE ATRS. WHEN THE HELPER JUMPED BACK AWAY FROM THE ROCK HE FELL ON HIS BACK BRUISING BOTH SHOULDERS. THE ROCK DID NOT STRIKE HIM.

August 25, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
K W Carbon Inc · Fall onto or against objects

BOLTER WAS PINNING IN #5 HDG ON THE SECOND RIGHT SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 4" THICK 2\ WIDE & 4\ LONG FELL OVER THE PINNER HEAD BETWEEN THE ATRS SYSTEM & THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS. WHEN THE OPERATOR JUMPED TO GET AWAY FROM THE ROCK HIS LEG WAS FOOLED AGAINST THE PINNER & HIS BODY WEIGHT BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG. THE ROCK DID NOT HIT HIS LEG ANYWHERE.

July 24, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
K W Carbon Inc · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING CAR TO FACE WHEN CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM AND BOUNCED THE IPERATOR UP. HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS SHOULDER ON THE CONOPY OVER HIM.

July 21, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED SOMETIME OVER WEEKEND OF 7-21-84 FOUND ON 7-23-84 ROOF FALL AT SS#372 FALL 50\ LONG 20\ WIDE 10\-12\ THICK FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP X-CUT OUTBY BELT TAILPIECE.

July 7, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN NO. 7 ENTRY 70 INBY INJURED STATE NO. 35 FALL 40 FT LONG 20 WIDE 4 THICK FELL SOMTIME OWN FRONT END OF 7-7-84.

March 26, 1984 VA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K W Carbon Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT HEAD ON SHUTTLECAR TOP

February 22, 1984 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
K W Carbon Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CHANGING A WHEEL UNIT ON SHUTTLE CAR USING A 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET THE RATCHET SLIPPED LETTING THE EMPLOYEE S FINGER GO OVER AND STRIKE A SHARP PIECE OF METAL RESULTED IN CUTTING THE I NDEX FINGER & FINGER NEXT TO THUMB

January 27, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FIRST CROSSCUT OUTBY FACE NO 3 ENTRY INTERSECTION FALL WAS 3/X20X6

1983 · 3 incidents

October 24, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IT WAS INA BREAK ON INTAKE ABOUT 4 BREAKS FROM FACE IT FELL ABOUT 4FT THICK 18 WIDE AND 5 FT LONG WATER PRESENT OUT OF THE TOP AND IT CREATED A 36FT FAULTY CONDITION THERE HAD BEEN LONGER BOL BOLTS SPRATED ON BOTH SIDES OF IT AND INSPECTOR ALSO INVESTIGNETED.

April 13, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K W Carbon Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IT WAS A SLIP AND IT WAS IN RETURN IN OLD WORKS WE HAVE PUT 5FT BOLTS IN IT WHEN STARTING A NEW SECTION INSPECTORS SAID NOTHING COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT IT WAS APPROX 6FT THICK AND 80FT LONG T HERE WAS NO CRACKS VISABLE IN TEST HOLES

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