Mining Incidents

No 3 Mine Coal

Travis Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Sage Sammy
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405922

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1988 · 1 incident

March 10, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Silver Bullet Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WATCHING BELT LINE, STOOPED TO PICK UP SHOVEL TO REMOVE COAL FROM BELT LINE-HURT RIGHT HIP.

1987 · 1 incident

1985 · 1 incident

February 28, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolf Pen Mining Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CINDER BLOCKS TO RESTACK AFTER BUILDING A BRATICE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wolf Pen Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #1 & #2 HEADING. EMPLOYEE WAS IN SUPPORTED TOP UNDER ROOF BOLTS WHEN A KETTLEBOTTOM FELL FROM BETWEEN THE TWO ROLLS OF BOLTS HE WAS UNDER, STRIKING HI M ON THE ARM & KNEE, HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL X-RAYED AND RELEASED

March 19, 1984 VA · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator MACHINERY
Wolf Pen Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS HELPING ON PINNER AND HAD ARM RESTING UPON PINNER WHEN SMALL SLUG OF ROCK DRIPPED OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING RT ARM