Mining Incidents

No 3 Mine Coal

Coeburn, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406317

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1987–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

March 22, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CUTTING PORTAL TO MOVE IT LET PIECE OF STEEL DROP ON LEFT FOOT BREAK IT IN 4 PLACES.

March 8, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WORKING PILLARS TOOP BEGAN LOADING AT PILLAR LINE PULLED SECTION BACK TOP BEGAN LOADING AGAIN FASTER PULLED MENT OUT TO LET SETTLE OWN RET. FIND FALL 70'OUTBY STA. 13 AT 7:00AM FALL ON SC APPR OX 20 X 20 X 10 SANDSTONE.

1988 · 7 incidents

December 5, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTED NITROGEN TANK TO LOAD ON SCOOP AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.RX...

October 12, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER HE HAD JUST SAWED. HE HAD HIS BACK TO THE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF COAL 12" THICK BY 18 BY 18 ROLLED OFF MIDDLE MAN STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER DRIVING HI S HEAD INTO COAL ON THE BOTTOM.

August 11, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP.LET END DROP JERKING EMPLOYEES BACK PULLING MUSCLE.MOTRIN AND FLEXERIL PRESCRIBED.

August 2, 1988 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WAS WELDING ON STACKER CHUTE AND GOT HIS EYE BURNED BY A WELDER FLASH,FIRST AIS WAS ADMINISTERED AND PERCODAN PRESCRIBED.

June 7, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR AND BACK STARTED HURTING WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP.

April 12, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT SPAD 186-ROOF IN THAT AREA WAS KNOWN TO BE BAD AND SEVERAL CRIBS AND TIMBERS ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO FALL.IT WAS IN A SLIP WITH WATER COMING FROM TOP.

January 23, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SETTING TIMBERS IN OLD WROKS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER ON SCOOP,PULLING ROCK LOOSE AS HE FELL WHICH ROCK LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND FOOT.MOTRIN 600MG PRESCRIBED BY DR SMITH

1987 · 9 incidents

December 7, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HEAVY T3MBERS CAUSED PROGRESSING BACK PAIN WHICH BECAME MORE INTENSE BY WEEKEND.

November 14, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACK ON TOP PIN3ER HIT ROOF AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT TEMPLE.

October 27, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ROCK A3D TO FROM STACKER TO FREE BELT STRAINED BACK SLIPPED VERTABLE WILL BE RE EX.

September 24, 1987 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO SET A 16' TIMBER & WAS LOOKING UP TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED TO WEDGE WHEN HE DISLODGED A ROCK APPROX 3"X3"X4" WHICH FELL & STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE NOSE.

September 4, 1987 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WATER ON BOTTOM3HID HOLE STEPPED IN HOLE WHILE CARRYING 2 BUCKETS STOPPIT AND TWISTED BACK.

February 10, 1987 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS HEL1ING MOVE THE MINER BACK FROM A PILLAR CUT WHEN A RIB APPROX 12 FT HIGH X 2 FT THICK BY 4 FT WIDE SLIDE OFF AND HIT HIM AND CAUGHT AND BROKE HIS LEFT FOOT THIS OCCURRED IN AN IN TERSECTION APPR2X 30 FT OUTBY THE CUT WHICH WAS TAKEN