Mining Incidents

Mine No. 5Coal

Whitewood, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406051
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jan 2002

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Contact with electrical current

SECTION POWER MOVE HAD BEEN MADE. WORK BEING DONE TO CONNECT THE PHASING. EMPLOYEE APPROXIMATELY 2 CROSSCUTS FROM POWER CENTER STATED HE HEARD A STRANGE SOUND FROM THE AREA OF THE POWER CENTER AND WENT TO THE POWER CENTER AND FOUND THE DECEASED SLUMPED OVER THE POWER CENTER.

Reportable incidents

8 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2001 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

1 BREAK ABOVE 889 AND 1 BREAK LEFT HANDED, ROCK FELL ABOUT 50' LONG 11' THICK AND 20' WIDE IN AN ABANDONED AREA. WAS FOUND MAKING WEEKLY EXAMINATION. A FEDERAL INSPECTOR WAS WITH ME.

Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL 3 BREAKS OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS PILLARSECTION IN THE #3 ENTRY. IT LOOKED LIKE A SLIP. IT FELL 50' - 60' LONG, 20' WIDE, 3' THICK. IT WAS BOLTED WITH 3' BOLTS.

Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE #3 BOLT INSTALLED TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLACE WHILE THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS MARKING OFF THE PLACE TO INSTALL MORE BOLTS.

2000 · 5 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

I FOUND THE ROCK FALL WHILE I WAS MAKING MY WEEKLY EXAMINATIONS IN THE RETURN AIRCOURSE. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT FELL. IT WAS WITHIN A 7 DAY PERIOD. THE FALL WAS A CONTINUING OF ANOTHER ROCK FALL . IT WAS BOLTED WITH 4' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. IT FELL ABOUT 10' THICK, FOR 120' LONG.

Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL IN THE FIRST RIGHT BLEEDER FROM OUTSIDE. THE ROCKFELL BETWEEN THE BLOCKS OF COAL 2 BREAKS ABOVE SPAD 20. IT WAS ABOUT 30"" THICK AND 20' WIDE. IT DIDN'T BLOCK THE HAULWAY I TRAVEL. IT WAS BETWEEN THE 2 TRAVELWAYS UP THE BLEEDER.

Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL ABOUT 6 FT THICK AND ABOUT 45 FT LONG. FELL BETWEEN SPAD 890-891 IN THE RETURN ON AN OLD SECTION. IT WAS CRIBBED OFF ON EACH SIDE. IT WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT BOLTS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEP ON SLAP OF CONCRETE AND TWISTED ANKLE.

Accident type, without injuries

MINE ROOF FELL FROM #7 HEADING TO #6 INTERSECTION AND CAUGHT MINER BETWEEN 5 AND 6.