Mining Incidents

Mine No 2 Coal

Estep Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Wayne Estep
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405581

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1984–1989
Latest incident
Sep 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1989 · 6 incidents

September 16, 1989 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Estep Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED PERSON FELL WHILE PASSING THE ROOF BOLTING MAHCINE WHEN FALLING STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST A SHARP OBJECT ON THE BOLTING MACHINE

August 16, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON SECTION HOLDING A TIMBER AND LET HIS HELPER HIT THE TIMBER AND MISSED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

July 31, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT AROUND ROOF BOLTS.FELL ON CANOPY,SLID DOWN BETWEEN BOOM AND CANOPY ON MINER AND CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER.

June 23, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BOLTING TOP ROCK BROKE FROM LAST ROLL IN FACE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.HE WAS UNDER CANOPY BOLTING LAST ROLL IN FACE.

March 8, 1989 VA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Estep Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED PERSON WAS GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAIL PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ROCK CAUGHT IT AGAINST FRAME OF TAILPIECE CAUSING CUT & MASHED FINGER.

January 20, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN SAW SLIPPED IN TIMBER CAUSING IT TO JUMP OUT AND CUTTING FINGER

1988 · 5 incidents

October 15, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS CUTTING CABLE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT BACK OF HAND

September 22, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Estep Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INJURED WAS THREADING TAILPIECE WHEN HE PULLED ON BELT CAUSING A HERNIA IN BOTTOM OF STOMACH.

1987 · 2 incidents

October 24, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wise Buck Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING BELT STE1PED OFF #5 TAILPIECE TWISTED ANKLE AND BROKE IT.

July 9, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Wise Buck Corp · Flash burns (electric)

REWIRED SWITCH 6OX FOR FAN.HAD IT PHASED WRONG AND WHEN H EPULLED DISCONNECT TO CHANGE IT THE BOX BLEW UP.CHEST AREA AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE GOT BURNED.

1986 · 2 incidents

April 1, 1986 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wise Buck Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3A LEVEL APPROX. 20' BELOW THE MINE'S ENTRANCE, INSTALLING COAL CHUTE. A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WAS TOSSED DOWN TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE ANGLE IRON HIT A ROCK AND BOUNCED OF F THE ROCK AND 0LEW UP INTO THE AIR AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.

1984 · 2 incidents