Mining Incidents

Surface Mine No 7 Coal

United Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by United Company
Grundy, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4405994

MSHA record for Surface Mine No 7 (mine ID 4405994). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

August 27, 1984 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING 50POUND BAGS OF BLASTING AGENT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

May 18, 1984 VA · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WORKED ALL DAY BUILDING A HIGHWALL SAFETY SCREEN. IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS JOB HE HAD TO DO A LOT OF LIGHT LIFTING AND BENDING OVER TO WELD PARTS TOGETHER, AND THIS RESULTED IN A STRA IN TO THE LOWER BACK.

April 16, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A BACK DUMP TRUCK & DIDN\T PLACE HIS FOOT SECURLEY IN THE BOTTOM CHAIN STEP & HE SLIPPED LOOSING HIS 3 POINTS CONTACT WITH THE LADDER & COULD NOT REGAIN HIS BALANCE & F ELL RESULTING IN A BROKEN ANKLE.

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