Mining Incidents

Ba #3 Coal

Koch Carbon Inc · Underground
Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Rowe, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406081

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

July 19, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Baldwin Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OUT-RIGGER ON SUPPLY TRUCK HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.

June 20, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Baldwin Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL SAID HE BUMPED HEAD ON MINE ROOF. THERE WAS NO WITNESSES.

1989 · 3 incidents

September 26, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J & J Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 50 FOOT LONG, 20 FOOT WIDE, AND APPROX. 8 FOOT THICK OCCURRED ON THE NO.1 BELT CONVEYOR APPROX. 60 FOOT INBY SURVEY STATION NO.676.

January 28, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
J & J Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET-SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP & WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE. SCOOP THEN PICKED UP SUPPLIES & RAN INTO ROOF BOLTER. I,NAME WAS BRUISED UP.

January 28, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
J & J Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET & SCOOP OPERATOR STARTED SCOOP IT LEAPED FORWARD INSTEAD OF GOING BACKWARD, IT THEN SCOOPED UP SOME SUPPLIES & RAN INTO THE ROOF BOLTER BRUISING I,NAME.

1986 · 1 incident

December 2, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
J & J Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS CUTTING3COAL WITH 14-3 CM JOY AND THE MINE ROOF FELL ON THE MACHINE

1985 · 2 incidents

July 10, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
S & L Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING JACK TO LEVEL BELT ROLLERS JACK KICKED OUT STRIKING EMP ON KNEE

January 10, 1985 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sapphire Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THREW CABLE OFF MINER, PUSHING MINER CABLE WITH KNEES AND HIT KNEE.

1984 · 8 incidents

October 12, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sapphire Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

TORE SPEED REDUCER OUT OF MINER BRUISED RIBS SLIPPED AND HIT RIBS

September 7, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Sapphire Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

TREE OF LEADS GOING TO MOTOR ON ROOF BOLTER GOT GROUNDED CAUSING OPERATOR TO RECEIVE ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

September 3, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Sapphire Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

ELECTRIC CURRENT ON MACHINE AND GROUND FAUL TO OPERATE PROPERTY CAUSING ELECTRI SHOCK.

August 15, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STRIKING OR BUMPING
Sapphire Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS TRAVELING AROUND MACHINE WHEN HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON RIB

August 7, 1984 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sapphire Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM HIT AN OFFSET IN BOTTOM WHILE RUNNING S&S TRACTOR BRUSING RIBS.