Mining Incidents

No 7 Coal

Controlled by Omalene Deel
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404904

MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 4404904). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Nov 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

November 11, 1985 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING COAL W3TH HYDRAULIC DRLL PLACE HAD BEEN UNDERCUT.TOP COAL AND MIDDLEMAN ABOVE UNDERCUT BROKE OFF AND FELL.SIDE NEXT TO LEFT HAND RIB STRUCK VICTIM ON BACK AND RIGHT LOWER ARM-8 STITCH ES ON LOWER RIG2T ARM.

January 8, 1985 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING COAL ON TRUCK BED JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE INJURING HIS BACK

1984 · 6 incidents

August 21, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING FROM THE MINE TO PICK UP SUPPLIES WHEN HE HAD A BLOW OUT ON HIS TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

July 17, 1984 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

REPAIRING CHAIN IN FEEDER CRUSHER WHILE HITTING CHAIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL APPARENTLY FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

May 25, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN SCOOP OPRRAISED SCOOP DIPPER IT CAUGHT I NAME FINGER BETWEEN SCOOP DIPPER AND THE HORN S ON THE SCOOP AND MASHED THE FINGER.

March 1, 1984 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BOTTOM OF SPEED REDUCER ON SCOOP MASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER

January 24, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF RIB AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A PINNER THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED ABRASIONS ON HIS UPPER LUMBER AREA ON HIS LEFT SIDE

1983 · 3 incidents

August 31, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Golden Chip Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING BUCKET OF GREASE OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON A ROOF BOLT RECEIVING AN INCH LONG CUT

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