Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS SHOVELING COAL AFTER MINER & ROCK HORSEBACK FELL ON HIM, HEAD.
Mine No 6 Coal
Four-O-Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Ricky L Owens
Birchleaf,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405544
MSHA record for Mine No 6 (mine ID 4405544). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- Nov 1997
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
6
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Rate withheld: 6 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
7 on file (excluding fatalities above)1997 · 2 incidents
Four-O-Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEES BELTING UP. HE WAS HOLDING CHAIN AS SCOOP WAS PULLING LONG JOHN. CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB.
October 16, 1997
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four-O-Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE WAS PULLING POWER CABLE FOR ROOF BOLTERS. CALL SECTION FOREMAN TO REPORT THAT HE HAD STRAIN OR PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR X RAY AND WAS RELEA SED AND SENT HOME.
1990 · 2 incidents
April 28, 1990
VA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
MOVING EQUIPMENT WITH HI-LIFT AND THE MOTOR DIED AND COULDN'T DRIVE IT SO IT WENT OVER THE HILL.
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SETTING JACK GOT HAND BETWEEN JACK AND MINER JACK MASHED IT
1988 · 3 incidents
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE MINER JACK FELL ON HIS L HAND
March 9, 1988
VA · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
MACHINERY
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS CLEANING COAL UP AND SETTING A SAFETY JACK WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG FELL FROM THAT TOP AND HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS ROAD.
March 9, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Coleman & Yates Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS OPERATING PINNER WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.
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