Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Old Ralph Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Bailey Toby & Teddy
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405779

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Jan 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1988 · 1 incident

January 27, 1988 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

IJURED WAS TRAM4ING 488 S&S SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER RCK ON HALLWAY CAUSING SCOOP TO BOUNCE AND THREW HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

1987 · 9 incidents

December 28, 1987 VA · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED LIFTED 2AND HELD COAL DRILL AND WAS READY TO DRILL COAL FACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

December 14, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE OPERATOR 2F ROOF BOLTER WAS INSTGALLING THE LAST BOLT OF THE BOLTING CYCLE SOME LOOSE COAL ROLLED OFF THE FACE & HIT OPERATOR IN THE BACK CAUSING SOME PAIN

November 30, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A TIMBER WAS DI8LODGED BY AN S AND S SCOOP WHILE CLEANING UP AN INTERSECTION.THE DISLODGED TIMBER FELL OVER AND HIT THE HELPER ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD,HIS HARD HAT WAS CRACKED BY THE IMPACT.

September 1, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS WATC2 TOP ON THE PILLAR SECTION TOP AMADE LAID THESE VICTIM. JUMPED QUICKLY AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE

August 6, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OUTSIDE MAN CLE5NING & GREASING BELT CONVEYOR STRUCTURE WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF STRUCTURE CAUSING HIM TO KRILL ANKLE,LOSE BALANCE AND FALL.INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.X-RAYS SHOWED FX BONE IN FO OT .AFTER CLOSE9 EXAM NO BONE FOUND TO BE BROKEN.

April 21, 1987 VA · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOT TIRE TOLD 2AVE PEOPLE HE WAS GOING TO SHOT COAL RIGHT BREAK OFF 3 HEADING WAS SHOT. BEFORE LEFT BREAK WAS SHOTG COAL DRILLEN ENTERED INTO 2 HEADING TO GET COAL DRILL MACHINE SHOT WAS FIRE BEFORE HE GOT O0 HEADING PANT OF SHOT HOLED THROUGH AND INJURED WAS HIT BY SOME COAL FROM BLAST.

February 17, 1987 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS STAN8 ON TAILPIECE STEP OFF IN TO A WATER-EVIDENTLY STEP ON ROCK TURNED ANKLE

February 6, 1987 VA · Coal rock driller SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STUCK 6P SCOOP HAD PLACED BLOCK UNDER WHEELS TO RAISE GROUND CLEARANCE OF SCOOP AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO SCOOP SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK

1986 · 5 incidents

December 9, 1986 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON 9EACHED UP TO PUT HIS HAND ON A HEADER BOARD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER RADIATING DOWN INTO HIS ARM HEIGHT OF COAL SEAM IS APPROX 6 FT APPARENTLY HE PULLED A T ENDON IN HIS SH2ULDER WHEN HE RAISED HIS HAND O VER HIS HEAD

October 14, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE LOOSED9D FITTING OF END LOADER HYD OIL HIT HIM ON SIDE OF FACE AFTER APPROX 1 HR IT STARTED BURNING IT WAS WASHED OUT AND EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO PHY

September 30, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS WALK3NG BEHIND ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TURNED ANKLE.

July 18, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVED INBETWEEN3?????? AND AR-75 ELKHORN OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY BACKED OVER FOOT.

March 14, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD AN UNINTENT3ONAL ROOF FALL 70' INBY SPAD #J379 IN #1 1ST LEFT ENTRY. NO INJURY. FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEZNED UP. WILL PULL BACK & START PILLAR WORK.

1985 · 4 incidents

December 23, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE WAS BRING3RULED UP ON BOLTING MACHINE. I NAME WAS STONED CLOSE BY CABLE WHIPPED HITTING HIM ON KNEE.

September 24, 1985 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS TRAM4ING ROOF BOLTER APPARTLY STUCK SUPPORT PADS STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP.

July 19, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK DISLOGED FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND (FINGER WAS BROKEN).

May 16, 1985 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK WHEN ROCK BROKE LOOSE IT FELL TO FLOOR SOME HOW SLATE BAR WAS FLIPPED STRIKING WORKER ON LEG.

1984 · 1 incident

1983 · 1 incident

June 1, 1983 VA · Coal driller operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WALKED UNDER AN ANSUL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HUNG FROM TOP OF UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND KNOCK IT DOWN STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT SHOULDER