Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Dynasty Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Danny Blankenship
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405040

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1987–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1993 · 3 incidents

September 3, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dynasty Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN 001 MAINS, NO. 7 ENTRY APPROX. 50 FT. LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 3 FT THICK. 1 BREAD INBY SPAD 823 ALSO NO. 4 ENTRY APPROX. 20 FT BY 20 30 IN THICK. ONE BREAK INBY 833 (9-7-93)

August 6, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dynasty Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN WAS PULLING MINER CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE.

1992 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1992 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Dynasty Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRIVING 3-WHEEL BUGGY WHEN HIS NECK BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND TOP OF BUGGY. HE SAID THE BUGGY RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE HAULWAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS A FOREMAN AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT WITHOUT COMPLAINING. HE STATED AT END OF SHIFT HIS NECK HURT.

August 27, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dynasty Coal Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND DURING REOPENING INSPECTION BY MSHA. MINE HAD BEEN IDLE 1 YR. FALL OCCURRED IN #1 ENTRY NEAR SPAD 637 AND ADJACENT CROSSCUTS.TIMBERS AND CRIBS WILL BE INSTALLED AND SUPPORT

1990 · 1 incident

September 24, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Marlow Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

RIDING MANTRIP RAISED UP IN TOP TURNED HIM OVER LANDED ON SELF RESCU. RIGHT SIDE INJ ON LOWER RIB CAGE

1988 · 7 incidents

June 3, 1988 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Splashdam Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAVELING TO SURFACE ON A 3 WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER PERSONNEL CARRIER BECAME STUCK UP IN PROCESS THE PERSONAL CARRIER SLID OVER ON I.NAME KNEE HURTING SAID KNEE

May 5, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Splashdam Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CRAWLING IN #J HEADING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE

April 20, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Splashdam Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT.

March 16, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Splashdam Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAID EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING ROOF STEEL DRILL KEPT STOPPING UP SAID EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING THE STEEL TRYING TO UNSTOP SAID STEEL,WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER.

1987 · 1 incident

November 13, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Splashdam Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAID EMP WAS TR2ING TO MOVE COVERING PANEL OF MINER WITH A BAR AND SAID EMP INJURED HIS BACK