Mining Incidents

No 2 Coal

P A Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by William P Harris
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404947

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
15
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
Sep 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 19, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
P A Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

TOOK HOLD OF GUIDE WIRE CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE DISK CONNECT.

Reportable incidents

14 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 2 incidents

September 17, 1991 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
P A Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUSHING WITH FEET ON SLATE BAR WITH BACK AGAINST TOP TO INSTALL BOTTOM ROLLER BELT AND STRAINED BACK.

May 14, 1991 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P A Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LAYING MING CABLE STRAINED BACK.

1990 · 4 incidents

October 4, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P A Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THROWING CRIB BLOCKS STRAINED BACK.

January 3, 1990 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
P A Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SCOOP HIT A ROCK AND WAS THROWN AGAINST TOP INJURING HEAD.

1989 · 4 incidents

May 29, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P A Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON SCOOP

1988 · 4 incidents

September 30, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
P A Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON BACK

August 1, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
P A Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK FELL ON LEFT BIG TOE (CUT TOE).

July 16, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
P A Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TIGHTING BOLT. ROCK FELL ON JACK. JACK HIT EMPLOYEE INTO PINNER INJURING BACK.