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No 1 Mine Coal

J S H Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Hobbs Danny R
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406251

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406251). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
May 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

May 11, 1989 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J S H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER HAD FINISHED CUTTING PLACE AND BACKED OUT 3 EMPLS WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TIMBERS TO BLOCK OFF MOUTH OF PLACE SO MINER COULD GO TO ANOTHER CUT SIX TIMBER HAD BEEN SET VICTIM AND ANOTH ER EMPL WERE SAWING ANOTHER TIMBER WHEN A ROCK APPROX 15'X10"X2" FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM IN BACK OF R LOWER LEG

January 30, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J S H Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL BELT & HEADING 3 BREAKS OUTBY FACE 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #C587 APPROX. 40 FT LONG 40 F IWDE 6' THICK ROOF FALL INTAKE HEADING 3 BREAKS OUTBY FACE 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD #F80 APPROX. 40' LONG 20' WIDE 5' THICK.

1988 · 1 incident

November 11, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J S H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL MINE OPERATOR HAD BEEN TORQUING INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS IN #1 ENTRY & AS HE WAS PLACING TORQUE WRENCH BACK ON ROOF BOLTER SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN RIB BOLT & RIB STRIKING HIM O N RIGHT LEG THAT WAS OVER SAFETY JACK.

1987 · 4 incidents

July 1, 1987 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Brian Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS HELP3NG REMOVE A TRACTION MOTOR FROM MINER. HE WAS USING A PIEC EOF PIPE ON A RATCHET TO REMOVE SOME BOLTS. HE SAID LATER THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 29, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Brian Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS HELPING 2N PINNING MACHINE & MOVED A JACK & KEDDLE FELL OUT HIT I.NAME ONLEG & ROLLED AND HIT I.NAME ON THE FOOT

April 29, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Brian Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS DRILL A 2OLE & PUTTING UP A BOLT JACK SITTER MOVE THE JACK & A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT HIUT HIM ON THE LEG

March 9, 1987 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Brian Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LARGE ROCK ON B9LTLINE COMING TO OUTSIDE DUMPED ONTO STACKEY BELT FLIPPED OVER STRICKING I,NAME LEFT HAND, BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

1986 · 3 incidents

February 20, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Brian Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RT FINGER LACER5TION

February 1, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Brian Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT HAND IN 8RILL STEEL

1985 · 1 incident

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