Mining Incidents

No. 9Coal

Four O Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Ricky L Owens
Haysi, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405385
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2004 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STATED HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE.

Accident type, without injuries

ESCAVATOR OPERATOR FOR DICKENSON RUSSELL COAL CO. WAS CLEANING A SUMP & RUPTURED A GAS LINE. (NOTE: I DO NOT FEEL THIS WAS THE OBLIGATION OF CMZ ENTERPRISES IN THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED OFF OF OUR PERMIT.)

Accident type, without injuries

An excavator operator was cleaning out and sump when the tooth of the bucket ruptured the pipeline. the excavator was out off and the gas company was immediately watified. this accident occurred off of mine and permitted property.

2003 · 2 incidents

No Value Found

INJURED WAS CRAWLING, WHILE IN THE PROCESS RAISED HIS HEAD UP SOME AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT. ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 1-29-03 INJURED WORKED ALL SHIFT 1-27-03 WORKED ALL SHIFT ON 1-28-03, WORKED 2 HOURS ON 1-29-03, CAME OUTSIDEREPORTED ACCIDENT THEN WENT HOME.

Rubbed or abraded

INJURED WAS CRAWLING FROM ONE HEADING OVER TO ANOTHER. WHEN CROSSING OVER A PIECE OF CURTAIN THAT WAS LYING IN HALLWAY A NAIL FROM THE CURTAIN STUCK IN INJURED'S LEG.

2002 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE TOP OF THE #3 LEFT HEADING WHEN HIS BOLT WRENCH CAME LOOSE FROM THE ROOF BOLT HE WAS INSTALLING SMACKING HIS HAND.

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER INTO THE #2 HEADING TO START BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MACHINE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DECK.

Accident type, without injuries

FALL AT SURVEY STATION 978 EXTEND APP. 45' TOWARD SURVEY STATION 981. HEIGHT IS UNKNOWN BUT HAVE DETERMINED THE FALL WAS ABOVE SUPPORT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS USING A BALLPIEN HAMMER WHILE IN PROCESS OF DRIVING OUT A AXLE PIN SUBJECT HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER ACCIDENT OCCURED IN SHOP AREA OF MINES ON SURFACE.

2001 · 4 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE FELL IN PARKING LOT, MASHING AND CUTTING FINGER ON A ROCK INDEX FINGER-RIGHT HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE THROAT OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP THE CONVEYOR BELT LONG JOHN WITH THE S & S BATTERY SCOOP WHEN THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE FLYING BACK HITTING THE SCOOP OPERATOR IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE H EAD CAUSING A LACERATION UNDER THE RIGHT EYE.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE JEFFREY CONTINUOUS MINER, INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROLLING THE CONTINUOUS MINER'S RIPPER HEAD MANUALLY WHEN INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT A CONVEYER CHAIN THAT HAD FOWLED UP AND GOBBED OFF, INJURED WAS REMOVING THE GOB BY HAND WHEN GOB BROKE FREE, FREEING UP FOWLED CHAIN WHEN THIS HAPPE NED CONVEYER CHAIN CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT HAND RESULTING IN THE INJURY.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 6/13/00; VICTIM DIDN'T RPT IT UNTIL 6/20/00. HE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE ON THE #4 BELT CONVEYOR LINE, MINE HEIGHTAPPOX. 38"" TO 42"" AT THIS LOCATION. HE WAS SIT- TING ON THE MINE FLOOR WORKING A HAND-OPERATED CHAIN HOIST WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH WHILE IN THIS PROCESS HESAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.