Mining Incidents

No 4 Coal

Warren Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Wayne Estep
Shortt Gap, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405709

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
45
Years on record
1983–1995
Latest incident
Aug 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

45 on file

1995 · 3 incidents

March 7, 1995 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Warren Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CONT. MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES WHEN THE CANOPY HIT THE TOP (ROOF), DISLODGING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK, WHICH FELL ON THE MINER OPER. FOOT.

1994 · 3 incidents

August 24, 1994 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Warren Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED PERSON WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE ALONG BY THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN HIS HAND HIT CONTROL LEVERS ON ROOFBOLTING MACHINE, CAUSING IT TO MOVE ON HIS FOOT.

July 28, 1994 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warren Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED PERSON LET MAN DOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB

1992 · 8 incidents

September 15, 1992 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS LIFTING OR SCOOTING A ROCK OFF OF TAILPIECE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

September 10, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON TAIL ROLLER OF FEEDER WHEN FOREMAN THOUGHT HE WAS TURNING BELT OFF AND TURNED FEEDER ON.

August 18, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

67591TOR PULLED THE WRONG LEVER OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE LOWERING BOLTER DRILL POT DOWN ON HIS KNEE.

May 11, 1992 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS BUSTING A ROCK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER, HOLDING THE HANDLE TOO CLOSE TO THE HAMMER HEAD.

March 2, 1992 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS LIFTING A SMALL BUGGY USING A TIMBER FOR A LEVER WHEN IT KICKED OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE RIBS.

February 2, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STRIKING OR BUMPING
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

MAN WALKED INTO CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER. ROOF BOLTER WAS PARKED.

1991 · 3 incidents

February 2, 1991 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MEN WERE MAKING A BELT MOVE,I.NAME HURT BACK LIFTING BELT ROPE.

1990 · 6 incidents

October 20, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCRAPER ON BELT DRIVE WHEN IT SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN FOREHEAD.

August 26, 1990 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner ELECTRICAL
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

PERSON WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING BELT TAKEUP POWER PACK WHEN LINE STARTER WENT PHASE TO PHASE BURNING RIGHT HAND & ARM.

August 20, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A DRIVE SHAFT ON THE TOP,AND INJURED WAS UNDERNEATH GETTING READY TO EASE THE SHAFT DOWN.INJURED ONLY HAD ONE HAND UNDERNEATH THE SHAFT,WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TUR NED LOOSE OF IT,WHICH CAUSED INJUREDS THUMB TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE SHAFT AND TRUNION BAR.

July 24, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAID HE HURT BACK WATCHING BELT DRIVE.

1989 · 2 incidents

1988 · 8 incidents

1987 · 7 incidents

November 30, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION 120 FT. INBY SPAD#67 HAD A ROOF FALL SLIP DIAGONALLY ACROSS IT. THE SLIP GAVE WAY CAUSING A FALL APPROXIMATELY 16 FT. WIDE BY 25 FT. LONG.

November 13, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

PERSON WAS MOVI3G CABLE FROM BEHIND JOYCUTTER WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE OFFSIDE OF THE MACHINE.THE OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR.THE OPERATOR STARTED UP RUNNING OVER THE RIGHT FOOT OF VICTIM.

October 29, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS IN8TALLING CUTTER BAR ON MACHINE WHEN ALINING ADJUSTMENT SCREW FOR CUTTER CHAIN RT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ADJUSTING SCREW AND SOCKET FOR ADJUSTING SCREW CUTTING FINGER OF F AT FIRST JOIN7 FROM NAIL

October 7, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

PERSON WAS OPER5TING SCOOP IN FACE AREA OF 001 SECTION WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO JAR HIS RIBS INTO SCOOP FRAME

September 9, 1987 VA · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS RID3NG IN SCOOP BUCKET WITH MANTRIP HOLDING WITH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND ON OUTSIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET THE SCOOP CROSSED A SLICK SPOT IN HALLWAY CAUSING THE BUCKET TO SLIDE INTO THE RIB MASHING INDEX 0INGER ON LEFT HAND

July 23, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF SLIP LYI3G ACROSS THE INTERSECTION IN THE LOCC #11 ENTRY OF THE 002 SECTION GAVEWAY 1' TO 2' ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE OF THE PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT CAUSING THE INTERSECTION TO FALL.

1986 · 2 incidents

November 4, 1986 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

GETTING DOWN ON3ONE KNEE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HIT RIGHT LEG ROCK 8'TO 10" LONG 6'WIDE 1 1/2' THICK.

August 16, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bill Branch Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX 20X30 SL3CKED SIDED SLIP LAYING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WAS TURNED LOOSE FROM THE MAIN TOP WHEN THE BREAK WAS CUT THRU APPROX 8 FT HIGH AT THE PEAK INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RE RESIN BOLTS 3

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 2 incidents