Mining Incidents

No 7 Coal

Nufac Mining Inc · Underground
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404970

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1985–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1990 · 1 incident

February 27, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PC OF ROCK HUNG IN BELT FELT PAIN IN STOMACH

1989 · 7 incidents

December 21, 1989 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAMING SCOOP. GOT CHEST AND SHOULDER IN CONTACT WITH TOP ROLLING HIM OVER IN DECK OF SCOOP MASHING HIM ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

November 29, 1989 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CREW LOADED BELT BOX INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND SCOOP OPER. RAISED SCOOP BUCKET VICTIM HAD HAND ON TOP OF BELT BOX MASHING HAND BETWEEN ROOF AND BELT BOX

November 1, 1989 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS MOVING BELT RING WAS PUTTING STRUCTURE IN PULLD UP ON ROPE FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH.

August 23, 1989 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASHED FINGER WITH CHAIN WHILE PULLING CONVEYOR BELT.

August 16, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUTSIDE MAN GOT FOOT STUCK BETWEEN SCOOP BATTERIES AND BRUISED FOOT.

July 31, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

RIDING SCOOP BUCKET INTO MINE, SCOOP WENT THR0UGH WATER GETTING SOME IN SCOOP BUCKET. MEADOWS RAISED UP TO KEEP FROM GETTING WET AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH MINE ROOF CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE BACK .

June 17, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hollow Point Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK MUSCLE WHILE HELPING CLEAR POWER LINE RIGHT OF WAY TO MINE.

1988 · 2 incidents

June 10, 1988 VA · Coal timberman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bounty Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACK SETTER WAS SETTING SAFETY JACK BETWEEN BOLTS SHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DISLODGED.

February 24, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bounty Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 20 FEET INBY NO. 2 PORTAL BELT INBY 1 TO 4 FEET LONG, 1L FEET WIDE, AND 24 FEET THICK. MOUNTAIN SEAM.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 21, 1987 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Bounty Mining Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

MINE FOREMAN LE0T PERSONNEL CARRIER BECAUSE OF GROUND AND FAILED TO SHOT OFF CONTROLLER THEN CRAWLED TO FACE MINE BUGGY BECAME GROUNDED BURNING INSOLATION CAUSING SMOKE TO ACCUMILATE FOREMAN I NHALED SMOKE CA6SING RESPIRATORY PROBLEM.

1985 · 1 incident

February 11, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bounty Mining Corp · Struck by powered moving object

PINNER OPERATOR WASNT WATCHING-BACKED PINNER TOO CLOSE TO MACHINE GETTING READY TO DRILL NEXT HOLE