Mining Incidents

No 2 Coal

Bowman Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bowman Roby
Wolford, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405244

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4405244). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Sep 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1983 · 4 incidents

September 15, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scorpio Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK, WEIGHING APP. 100 LBS. FROM THE REEL COVER OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. HE WAS IN A FORWARD BENDING POSITION AT THE TI ME.

July 19, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scorpio Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING ROOF BOLT OUT OF MINER CONVEYOR.

June 13, 1983 VA · Coal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scorpio Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

IN PROCESS OF SITTING DOWN ON WOODEN HALF HEADER,LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACK STRIKING TAILBONE HARD ON HALF HEADER.

April 16, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Scorpio Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL OCCURRED IN A KNOWN FAULT AREA OF THE MINE. THE SEPARATION OF ROOF OCURRED ABOVE THE ANCHOR ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS. SOME MOISTURE WAS PRESENT AT THE SEPARATION POINT. TEST HOLES IN TH E ROOF DID NOT REVEAL ANY SEPARATIONS OF THEROOF AT THE TIME THIS AREA WAS DEVELOPED.

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