Mining Incidents

No 2 Coal

Controlled by Bloomer Harold E
Stonega, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405964

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1989 · 1 incident

1988 · 1 incident

June 28, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE SERVICING MINER 100' INBY E 538 HE WAS PUTTING A GREASE HOSE ON MINER WHEN THE LID FELL HAAND HIT FRONT THIGH BAD BRUISE

1987 · 2 incidents

September 28, 1987 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHULLTE CAR OPE5RTOR STTEMPTED TO PULL LOOSE OF ROCK WITH SLATE BAR, ALLOWING BAR TO SLIP, CHIPPING A PIECE OF ROCK, STRICKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

June 26, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED ON 001 SECTION IN 3LEFT OFF 2W.WORKING SECTION AT INT ERSECTION OF SPECIAL STATION 463 BOLT PULLED ABOVE ANCHORAGE IN SHALE ROOF WITH A RIDER SEAM OF COAL APPROX.3FT.INTO ST RATA ALLOWED FA5L TO OCCUR STANDARD NO 1 SHUTTLE CAR WAS CAUGHT

1986 · 1 incident

June 11, 1986 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPE9ATOR WAS FINISHING LOADING, WHEN HE TURNED AROUND IN THE SEAT, THE SHUTTLE CAR BEGIN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, CATCHING HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE COAL RIB. ROADING GRAD E WAS ABOUT 5%.3

1985 · 1 incident

September 5, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL RAISING FLOOR JACK ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN FLOOR JACK AND FRAME OF MACHINE.

1984 · 4 incidents

November 30, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROF FALL OCCURRED IN T HE BELT ENTRY 1 BREAK THRU INBY SPOAD 168. ERRATIC ROOF CONDITIONS INDICATING WATER THRU THE TOP A SMALL COAL SEAM IN THE IMMEDIATE ROOF STRATA ROOF FALL SIZE 18\LONG 20\WIDE4\-6\HIGH.

November 29, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN T HE BELT ENTRY INBY SPAD 162. ERATIC ROOF CONDITIONS WATER IN ROOF & A SMALL COAL SEAM IN THE STRATA. FALL SIZE 20\WIDE 20\LONG4\-6\HEIGHT.

November 25, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN BELT ENTRY AT SPAD #168.ROOF STRATA IS SLATE 4-10\THICK.WATER AND A MOUNTAIN BREAK MAIN CONTRIB CONDITIONS.ROOF FALL 15\WIDE X 15\LONG X 10-12\THICK.ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS U SING LONGER BOLTS AND CRIB WHERE NECESSARY.

November 19, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE U/G PORTION INBY THE CANOPY FOR #3 ENTRY FOR A DISTANCE OF 20\ IN LENGTH 14\ IN WIDTH & 22\ IN HEIGHT.

1983 · 2 incidents

October 12, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

BELT MACHINE MAN WAS MOVING ROOF DRIVE WHEN OFF SIDE DRILL OPERTIONS FOOT SLIPPED WREND WHEEL

August 23, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Whitley Fork Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TWO MOUNTAIN BREAKS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHICH ONE BREAK WAS THROUGH CAUSING THE PIECE OF ROCK 8\ X 8\ X 35\ TO BE ALLOWED TO TURN LOOSE DROPPING OUT OF TOP ACROSS INTERSECTION INTO BREAKTH ROUGH