Mining Incidents

No 18 Coal

Controlled by Hobbs Danny R
Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405287

MSHA record for No 18 (mine ID 4405287). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

August 26, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & T Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND OF 24-26 FELL FROM SPAD #126 IN INTERSECTION FELL ABOUT 4 FEET THICK 16 TO 20 FEET LONG 18 TO 20 FEET WIDE.

August 19, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & T Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIAL ROOF FALL FELL OVER THE WEEKEND OF 17 THORUGH 19 FELL AT SEVERAL STATION 127 ACROSS TO SEVEN STATION 128 FELL ABOUT 20 FEET WIDE 40 FEET LONG ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET THICK. AN ADDITI ONAL ROCK FELL AT SERBEA STATION #125 ABOUT 40 FEET LONG 20 FEET WIDE.

1990 · 1 incident

May 8, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Hobbs Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL HAD INSTALLED INSIDE ROOF BOLT AND WAS LETTING SAFETY JACK DOWN,ROCK 2'X3'X 2-6"THICK FELL BETWEEN BOLT,SAFETY JACK AND ATRS.SAFETY JACK HAD CAUGHT EDGE OF ROCK BUT ROOF BOLT DIDNT.WHEN E MPL LET JACK DOWN ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM A GLANCING BLOW ON HEAD AND SHOULDER.

1987 · 1 incident

July 21, 1987 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Hobbs Brothers Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS WATC2ING FOR SCOOPS AS THEY LOADED ON THE CUT TO THE WING OF PILLAR BLOCK. HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF RADIOUS TIMBER WHEN A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED TRAPPING HIS LEG UNDER A R OCK. 3

1986 · 1 incident

1984 · 1 incident

December 28, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Hobbs Brothers Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL JUST INSIDE DRIFT.HE HAD TRACTOR COUPLING TO CAR TO GET ROOF BOLTS IN.HE STOOD UP IN MOTOR TO REACH CAR TONGUE AND WHEN HE SAT BACK DOWN HIS BATTERY LIGHT HIT REVERSE CONTROL CAUSING TRAC TOR TO MOVE BACKWARD THROWING HIM AGAINST SIDE OF TRACTOR.HE DIDNT HAVE REVERSE SWITCH IN NEUTRAL POSITION.

1983 · 1 incident

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