Mining Incidents

Teddy Bear Coal

Raven Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by MAPCO Inc
Keen Mountain, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406310

MSHA record for Teddy Bear (mine ID 4406310). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
36
Years on record
1986–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
September 26, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & F Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

OPRATOR STARTED PINNING A CUT THAT THE MINER HAD ALREADY TAKEN OUT. HE STARTED ON THE 2ND BOLT AND THE INTERESECTION FELL AND PULLED OUT THE PERMANENT SUPPORT OVER TOP AND BEHIND THE PINNER TR APING EMPLOYEE. THE ROCK FALL WAS 20' X 30' AND 7' THICK.

Reportable incidents

35 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1993 · 2 incidents

January 13, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chelley Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT PART OF HAND BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 9 incidents

December 4, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Day Star Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RAN SCOOP UP ON SOME LOOSE COAL CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN TOP AND FRAME OF SCOOP.

October 10, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Day Star Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WAS OPERATING BUGGY WHEN HE NOTICED A CABLE SMOKING WHEN HE GOT OFF THE BUGGY TO CHECK THE CABLE HE GOT SHOCKED.

August 13, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Star Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK.

July 29, 1991 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Day Star Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT AND HURT LEFT KNEE.

March 21, 1991 VA · Coal INUNDATION
D & F Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINER CUT INTO OLD MINES ON LEFT HAND RIB IN FACE AREA. #2 HEADING.

March 20, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING RIPPER CHAIN ON AND THE BLOCK SLIPPE DNAD CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND MINER FRAME.

February 19, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING TIMBERS AND HAVING TO THROW THE TIMBERS AND HURT HIS BACK.

January 8, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

1990 · 6 incidents

June 27, 1990 VA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A WATER PUMP INSIDE THE MINES & BROUGHT IT OUTSIDE & UNLOADED & THEN LOADED IT UP IN HIS TRUCK I NAME SEEN THE DOC FOR THE FIRST TIME 07-11-90

April 19, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MINER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. FIRST DAY OFF WORK 4-25-90.

April 10, 1990 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
D & F Mining Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING MINER, AND HE GOT INTO 600 VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY. FIRST DAY OFF FROM WORK WAS 4/17/90.

March 31, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LOADING RAIL THAT WEIGHED 300-400 LBS ON CAR.WHEN EMPL SIT DOWN TO EAT DINNER,LEG STARTED GETTING NUMB AND HE COULNT GET UP OR HARDLY MOVE.

February 2, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CRAWLING IN SCOOP, HIT R KNEE AGAINST DECK OF SCOOP

January 31, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & F Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

THEY WERE WORKING ON MINER SPLICING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER AND THE MECHANIC WAS BEATING THE CONVEYOR LINK WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE FO METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

1989 · 8 incidents

November 3, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING A RIPPER HEAD AND WHEN HE STARTED TO SET THE PLATE BACK OVER THE PANEL THE PLATE SLID DOWN AND CUT HIS HAND.

October 12, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CRIBBING UP THE MINER HEAD IN ORDER TO FIX A HOSE ON THE PAN & THE MINER MAN SET THE MINER HEAD DOWN ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

June 1, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS HELPING PULL RAIL OFF SIDE & EMPL CAUGHT RIGHT HAND.

May 23, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & F Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

CHANGING DIGGER ARM LOOSEN BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING L ELBOW TO HIT SIDE OF PAN.

May 4, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES HANGING CABLE AND A MAN WAS IN FRONT OF HIM,SO HE HURRIED AND JUMPED UP AND TURNED AROUND AND HIS KNEE POPPED.

February 21, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MAIN GEAR OUT OF CLUTCH HOUSING AND THE MAIN GEAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

February 13, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D & F Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJ PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN MINER.STARTED TO GET ANOTHER CAN OF OIL OUT OF SCOOP.TOP WAS ONLY ABOUR 36" AND THERE WERE OBSTACLES IN THE WAY.PICKED UP CAN OF OIL AND IT DIDNT HAVE HANDLE SO HE PICKED WHOLE CAN UP AND TRIPPED ON CUTTING TORCH HOSE AND OIL CAN GOT JAMMED UP IN HIS FACE.

January 16, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D & F Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED GOT OFF THE SCOOP AND WAS GOING TOWARD RAM CAR AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL AND HIS L EYE HIT ON THE END OF A STEEL RAIL

1988 · 4 incidents

October 28, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & F Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEES RIGHT AHND.A PRESCRIPTION FOR MOTRIN WAS GIVEN TO THE INJURED.

September 13, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF LETTING A PIECE OF ROCK ROLL AND CATCH EMPLOYEE'S FOOT BETWEN THE BUGGY

June 3, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR. AND MASHED HIS LEFT LEG WHICH WAS AMPUTATED BY HOSPITAL SIX INCHES BELOW THE KNEE.

1987 · 4 incidents

December 21, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & F Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FIRST INTERSECT3ON ON THE MAIN BBELT HEADING FROM THE OUTSIDE FELL IN OVER THE WEEKEND IT WAS FOUND AT START OF THE SHIFT BY FOREMAN IT MEASURED 25 FT WIDE BY 30 FT LONG BY 7 FT THICK

August 19, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OP A SCO2P & HAD HIS H AND OUTSIDE OF T HE SCOOP DECK WHEN HE STEERED THE SCOOP TO THE LEFT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE SWIVEL PART OF THE SCOOP.

July 15, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & F Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BAD TOP IN INTE9SECTION HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 48"BOLTS AND TOP FELL IN AT CORNER OF INTERSECTION.INTERSECTION IS STILL PASSABLE.WE HAVE CRIBBED BOTH SIDES SO THERE IS NO BLOCKAGE.

March 11, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON SHUTTLE CAR, HE HAD IT JACKED UP AND WHEN H E WAS TAKING THE JACK OUT THE JACK FELL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE JACK AND SHUTTLE CAR.

1986 · 1 incident

November 2, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D & F Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED IN FACE OF #2 ENTRY FOUND ON PRESHIFT EXAM ROOF FALL 25 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE 4 FT TO 8 FT THICK

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