Mining Incidents

No 2Coal

Basic Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Paul Lowe
Nora, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405032
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jul 2003

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING THE RIGHT BREAK IN THE NUMBER THREE PLACE OFF EAST MAINS BY USING A SCOOP & ROCKFELL ON THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. THEVICTIM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET INBY SUPPORTED TOP. THE SCOOP DID NOT HAVE A CANOPY ON IT.

Reportable incidents

5 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

I WAS USING TORCHES CUTTING DOWN OLD BELT STRUCTURE ON SURFACE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL I WAS CUTTING FELL AND HIT MY CHEST. I WENT TO DOCTOR ON 8-1-03.

2000 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER WHEN SOFT BOTTOM MOVED& JAMMED FINGER AGAINST ROOF BOLTER

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TURNING THE CUTTER HEAD ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LUMBAR REGION.

Accident type, without injuries

AN ACCIDENTAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BROKE LEFT THE 1ST TOE FROM BIG TOE WHILE RIDING MANTRIP. A ROCK PROTRUDING FROM RIB STRUCK FOOT OF EMPLOYEE WHEN MAN TRIP AS TURNED SAFELY TO AVOID ANOTHER ROCK ON OTHER SIDE OF ROAD WAY.