Mining Incidents

Strip #10 Coal

Race Fork Coal Corp · Surface
Controlled by MAPCO Inc
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406124

Watch this mine

Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Strip #10.

Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Oct 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

October 2, 1990 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Race Fork Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE. (LEFT)

1988 · 2 incidents

May 16, 1988 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Race Fork Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THOUGHT HE HAD A TURN LEFT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S WRIST TO TURN BACK RE SULTING IN A SPRAIN, LEFT WRIST.

January 27, 1988 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Race Fork Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A SNOW COVERED CRIB BLOCK PUMPING OIL INTO ROCK TRUCK.EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED OFF OF BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL.EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSING HIM T O BREAK HIS LEF7 WRIST.

1987 · 1 incident

May 8, 1987 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Race Fork Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS IS A REOCC6RRENCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 12-9-86, WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BATTERY IN A ROCK TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND SHOULDER WHE N HE LIFTED THE3BATTERY ONTO THE ROCK TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK 4-2087 AND WORKED UNTIL 5-8-87.