Mining Incidents

Red Dog #3 Coal

Knox Creek Coal Corp · Underground
Shortt Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405547

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
23
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
May 17, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER WAS PARKED ADJACENTY TO LAST ROW OF PERM SUPPORTS.EMPL AND HELPER WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN ROCK FELL -14\ X 3\ X 20\\THICK INFLICTING FATAL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

22 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 3 incidents

February 27, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN #! INTERSECTION ABOUT 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD # 240. FALL WAS 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA. FALL IS ABOUT 60 FT. LONG 12 FT WIDE AND 8 FT. HIGH.

February 13, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Dog Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKER WAS IN BELT ENTRY AT 2 BELT DRIVE WHEN HE STARTED TO THROW A ROCK ON THE BELT THAT BEEN DISLODGED IN BELT DRIVE. WHEN HE THREW THE ROCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. RESULT WAS A BR OUSED MUSSEL.

January 9, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Dog Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN FACE OF #4 HEADING IN INTERSECTION. ABBOUT 40' INBY SURVEY STATION #196. FALL WAS ABOUT 15' WIDE, 20' LONG & 1' TO 5' THICK.

1989 · 3 incidents

December 21, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Red Dog Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSEALING ROOF BOLTS UNDER A BROW. EMPLOYEE SET ATRS AGAINST ROOF AND INSTALLED BOLT. AS EMPLOYEE DROPPED ATRS TO INSTALL CENTER BOLT, THE ATRS SYSTEM DISLODGED AN UN-NOTICABLE RO CK, ABOUT 3'X2 1/2' AND 1" TO 6" THICK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAUSING ABRASION TO LEFT EYE.

October 16, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Red Dog Coal Corp · Rubbed or abraded

INJURED KNEE AHD A SWELLING AFFECT WHILE CRALING ON SECTION.

1984 · 7 incidents

November 15, 1984 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BUGGY CABLE AND SHEAVE WHEEL ON REEL TEARING FLESH FROM LAST DIGIT OF FINGER.

March 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINES HAD FINISHED CUTTING A BREAKTHROUGH. BEFORE TEMPORARY SUPPORT COULD BE SET THE TOP STARTED WORKING AND FELL. THE FALL PULLED 3 ROWS OF BOLTED TOP. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 40FT.-50FT LONG, 20 FT. WIDE AND 6FT-8FT. HIGH.

March 23, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL AREA WAS TWO BREAKS FROM FACE ABOUT 50\ LONG 20\ WIDE 6 TO 8\ HIGH. BOLTS BEING USED WAS 6\ AND 8\ CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. THE FALL AREA WAS MASSIVE SLIP WITH FRACTURES RUNNING IS A CROSS SEC TION OF THE STONE.

1983 · 9 incidents

September 22, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER 15CM WAS CAUGHT UNDER FALL TWO JACKS W*ERE BUSTED AND BUMPER WAS BROKE OFF THE FALL WAS ABOUT 40FTX20FTX0-6FT PART OF ROCK FELL ON SC NO DAMAGE

August 16, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCKFALL IN LAST OPEN BREAK IN #4 ENTRY EXTENDING TO FACE FALL IS ABOUT 20\ LONG THICKEST POINT 5\ A COAL SEAM ABOUT 4" THICK WAS ABOVE FALL CONVENTIONAL BOLTS OF 48" TO 8\ WAS BEING USED

July 25, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION FALL PLUS DOWN THE ENTRY AND TOWARD FACE ABOUT 10 TO 15 FEET OF ENTTRY A SERIES OF SLIPS THAT FELL ABOVE ANCHORS FELL 11 BREAKS FROM FACE IN BELT ENTRY

July 25, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SERIES OF SLIPS THAT FELL IN #3 RETURN ENTRY 15 BREAKS FROM FACE AREA FELL THE ENTRY LENGTH FROM BREAK THROUGH TO BREAK THROUGH

May 18, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER PARKED ADJACENT TO LAST ROW OF PERM SUPPORTS.OPERATOR AND EMPL WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN ROCK 14\ X 3\ X 20\\THICK FELL INFLICTIN FATAL INJ TO OPERATOR AND DISA BLING INJURIES TO BACK OF HELPER.

April 13, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mabo Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY ABOUT 12 FT WIDE, 6 FOOT THICK, 25 FOOT LONG, ABOUT 35 BREAKS FROM OUTSIDE AND 27 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AREA.