Mining Incidents

Mine #1ine Coal

R E Lynn Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Herbie Noel
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405664

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

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1984 · 6 incidents

September 11, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D/M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION IN 3 ENTRY SLICK SIDES SLIP FELL PULLING BOLTS OUT WITH IT. AIRWAYS WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THE FALL.

August 4, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
D/M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF ROCK AROUND IN THE MINER BOOM TO GET IT STARTED ON THROUGH THE CONVEYOR CHAIN INSTEAD THE CHAIN TURNED THE ROCK UP ON ITS END CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGERS AGAINST AGAINST THE TOP. THREE OF HIS FINGER WERE CUT & HIS INDEX FINGER WAS BROKEN.

January 27, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
D/M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTER OPER. WAS IN NO.3 HEADING. HE HAD INSTALLED ALL THE BOLTS EXCEPT FOR THE LAST BOLT NEAR THE FACE. WHEN HE STARTED DRILLING THE HOLE FOR THE LOST BOLT. A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE (2\SQ.X2" GH THICK) FELL HITTING HIM ON ANKLE. X-RAYS SHOWED HIS FOOT TO BE BRUISED.

January 4, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D/M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING 5 HEADING HE HAD DRILLED A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP THE ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON THE BACK HE WAS SENT FOR XRAYS THEY SHOWED NO INJURY HE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY

January 2, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
D/M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINNER OPERATOR WAS CRAWLING BEDSIDE ROOF BOLTER HE TWISTED HIS KNEE, CAUSING FGLUID TO BUILD UP ON THE JOINT

1983 · 6 incidents

November 17, 1983 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D/M Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SECTION FOREMAN WAS CRAWLING TOWARD FACE AREA IN #3 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE DISLOGED FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

October 27, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D/M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE THER ROOF BOLTER WHILE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING IT A PC OF ROCK FLIPPED FROM UNDER WHEEL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE SIDE OF HIS FACE

October 24, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D/M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS IN FACE AREA PREPARING TO BOLT A PLACE THAT HAD BEEN CLEANED UP WHEN HE LET THE STAB JACK DOWN ON THE BOLTER HE LET IT DOWN ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE ON HIS FOOT

October 18, 1983 VA · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D/M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKER WAS LIFTING BELT, SO OTHER WORKERS COULD INSTALL BELT ROLLERS, WHILE LIFTING THE BELT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

October 15, 1983 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D/M Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MINE FOREMAN WAS IN AREA WHERE ROOF BOLTER WAS BOLTING TOP, HE WAS WALKING AROUNG CHECKING THE TOP & FELL FORWARD, WHENHE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND HE BROKE HIS LEFT WRIST & 1 FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

July 1, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D/M Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL IN INTERSECTION WHERE FULL RESIN BOLTS WERE BEING USED. LARGE SLIP IN THIS AREA FELL OUT. TRAVELWAYS OR AIRWAYS WERE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS FALL. ROOF FALL WAS INVESTIGATED BY GARY BAK ER OF MSHA\S NORTON OFFICE.