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Berea Mine Coal

Banner Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405184

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2009
1
inspections on record
5
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 5 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

July 12, 1989 VA · Coal INUNDATION
Beck-Tawn Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WATER BROKE IN ON SECTION SOMETIME BETWEEN 4:00PM 7/11/89 AND 6:00AM 7/12/89. MINER 2 SHUTTLE CARS AND FEEDER WERE UNDER WATER.

July 8, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beck-Tawn Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK 54" LONG 29" WIDE 4 TO 5" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS ON CORNER IN #2 HEADING AND STRUCK THE MINER HELPER ON THE RIGHT BY AND BRUISED HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.

1988 · 1 incident

October 18, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Brink Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR AND IT FELL ON HIM.

1987 · 1 incident

April 22, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
R-1 Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL HELPING PI3 TOP WHEN ROCK FELL ON HIM.

1986 · 6 incidents

December 10, 1986 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
R-1 Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS NEAR RO2F BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM

November 28, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R-1 Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING 9EMOVE A POWER ROLLER WHEN IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN ROLLER & RATCHET.

October 6, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Mack Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS BEHIND 4INER, TURNED TO LOOK BACK AT TRACTOR, MINER BACKED UP ABOUT TWO FEET AND CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN MINER AND RIB

April 25, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mack Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SLUGGY TOP DRAW3ROCK FELL

1984 · 1 incident