Mining Incidents

No 4 Coal

Carrie Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Darrell Monk
Shortt Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405506

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
May 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

February 29, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OUTBY ACTIVE WORKINGS NO INJURIES 20X6X130 SPADS 5181 SPAD WAS REACHING WITHIN 15FT OF 5324 SPAD FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP BUT IS TIMBERED OFF

1983 · 9 incidents

August 30, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT FINGER WHILE SETTING JACK,BUMPED AGAINST ANOTHER JACK.

March 13, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE VICTIM WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A BOLT THROUGH A 6 IN X 8 IN COLLAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS FINGER. THE ROCK APPARENTLY WAS LAYING ON THE COLLAR AND THE VIBRATION CAUSED IT TO FALL.

March 8, 1983 VA · Coal safety director FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SET TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT AND TURNED TO GO BACK TO PINNER WHEN ROCK FELL OUT .SET 10 JACKS.ROCK KICKED JACK INTO RIGHT LEG.

February 28, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL HIS JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND JACK STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK

February 14, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOFBOLTER WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL. EE HAS LEFT FINISHER PIECE IN ROOF HE WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE STEEL WHEN THE FINISHER FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB.

January 19, 1983 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Carrie Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

REMOVING ROCK WITH SCOOP-BLADE STRUCK ROCK CAUSING PIECES OF ROCK FLYING IN AIR SMALL PARTICLE ENTERED EYE.