Mining Incidents

No 5 Coal

Controlled by Shelton Donald Lee
Harman, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406260

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1985–1997
Latest incident
Aug 1997
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

August 19, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Terrie Lynn Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FROM #3 TO #4 HEADING APPROX 50'L, 20'W, 3' THICK. THIS ROCKFALL WAS FOUND WHILE PERFORMING PRESHIFT. NOONE ELSE WAS IN THE MINE AT THE TIME ROOFFALL OCCURRED.

June 19, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Terrie Lynn Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A PART ON THE MINER. HE WAS LIFTING THE PART WHEN HE RECEIVED AN INTERNAL INJURY TO THE GROIN AREA.

1996 · 1 incident

September 28, 1996 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Crown Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PUSHING UP ON A SLATE BAR, TRYING TO TURN A TRAM MOTOR OVER ON A H82 S & S SCOOP, HE BEGAN COMPLAINING WITH NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN.

1988 · 7 incidents

November 10, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Kelly Jo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON SCOOP RAM WHEN TIMBER KICK OUT HITTING FOREMAN IN FACE

May 2, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Kelly Jo Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS BEING PULLED THROUGH ROUGH BOTTOM EMPL WAS RIDING ON MACHINE SAID THE MACHINE WAS JERKED AND HURT HIS BACK ON 5-2-88 EMPL WORKED ALL SHIFT ON 5-2 5-3 AND 6 HOURS O N 5-4-88

April 1, 1988 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kelly Jo Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS OPERATIONG A SCOOP THROUGH ROUGH BOTTOM HE SAID BOUNCED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANAOPY I DID NOT KNOW THAT EMPL WNET TO THE DR UNTIL WWED MORNING 4-6-88

1987 · 5 incidents

September 4, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kelly Jo Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHAIC WAS WOR5ING ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR CHECKING TO SEE IF THE MOTOR WAS LOCKED UP OR NOT STUCK HAND AROUND FAN BELTS COMPRESSOR KICKED ON CUT 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND

July 23, 1987 VA · Coal ELECTRICAL
Kelly Jo Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

ENERGIZED THE S4ITCH BOX FOR THE NO.1 BATTERY CHANGER AND THE BOX EXPLODED RESULTING IN SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT SHOULDER AND BOTH HANDS.

June 30, 1987 VA · Coal ELECTRICAL
Kelly Jo Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

ENERGIZED POWER3IN POWER SWITCH BOX WHEN BOX ARCED, RESULTING IN BURNS ON SHOULDER AND ARM ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.

1986 · 3 incidents

May 19, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tamron Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PULLING 1IPE DRAW ROCK AND BAR SLIPPED HURTING HIS BACK.

May 16, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper MACHINERY
Tamron Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK WAS HURTIN1 AND PASSING BLOOD NO REASON DRILL KICKED OUT OF HIS HAND HURTING HIS BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

December 13, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tamron Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DUE TO 2 MUD SE5MS CROSSING JUST ABOVE #4PORTAL BEFORE PERM ROOF SUPPORT COULD BE COMPLETELY INSTALLED.ROOF FALL OCCURRED CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO QEQUIP & NO INJURY TO ANY PERSON.THIS WAS THE 1ST CUT OF COAL TA5EN FROM #4 PORTAL.