Mining Incidents

Pearly BrCoal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405444
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jan 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRESHIFT EXAMINER IN THE #1 HEADING. THE HEADING WAS APPROX 30FT INBY THE CORNER. THE BOLTING MACHINE WAS IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK OUTBY THE #1 HEADING. THE ROC K FALL CAUGHT THE FRONT END OF THE BLTER T

2000 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE NUMBER FIVE ENTRY & HAD FINISHED LOADING HIS SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO CHANGE SEATS THE SHUTTLE CAR ROLLED & CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE CAR FRAME & RIB.

Accident type, without injuries

AN ACCIDENTAL HOLE THROUGH MEASURING 1.5 BY 3.5 ' WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE-SHIFT MINE EXAMINER.THE AFFECTED AREA HAS BEEN SEALED AND RETREAT MINING HAS BEGUN.

Struck against stationary object

HE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE ROOF WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP ON THE OO1 SECTION; HE STATED HE FELT A NUMBNESS & TINGLING SENSATION THE NEXT MORNING. HE WENT TO ER WHERE A CAT SCAN WAS PERFORMED; RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY