Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Comanche Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Blankenship Ralph
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405447

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1988 · 1 incident

May 10, 1988 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Comanche Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING CRIB BLOCKS OUT O F ROADWAY, SLIP AND FELL OVER HILL.

1986 · 3 incidents

September 10, 1986 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ WASLIFTING 6ELT ROLLER AND STRAINED HIS BACK

1985 · 2 incidents

June 20, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED HAD FOOT SETTING AGAINST BRIDGE AND BRIDGE MOVED AND BROKE 2ND TORE ON LEFT FOOT.

1984 · 1 incident

October 30, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BACKING BOLT MACHINE OUT OF FACE WHEN A STRIP OF DRAW ROCK 2" THICK X 8"WIDE X 3\ LONG ROLLED OFF RIB AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT BRUISING IT