Mining Incidents

#1 Strip Coal

Controlled by Thomas V Cooper
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406321

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1988–1993
Latest incident
Apr 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1993 · 1 incident

April 27, 1993 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM A 100 TON HAULER AND STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

1992 · 4 incidents

October 22, 1992 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS LOADING GOING UP HILL TO DUMP, FOR SOME REASON ENGINE SHURT DOWN CAUSING HUALER TO ROLL BACK. OPERATOR JUMPED FROM HAULER, CAUSING INJURED TO RT. HEAD.

July 27, 1992 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

55061S WORKING ON DOZER HE STARTED TO GET OFF THE DOZER AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE TOP OF THE ENGINE.

April 24, 1992 VA · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS IN AREA WHERE SOMEONE WAS USING A GRINDER A PIECE OF METAL HIT VICTIM IN RT EYE.

March 3, 1992 VA · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SPREADING RIM BASS ON TRACK FRAME ON DOGER WAS HOLDING WEDGE WHEN I NAME STRUCK WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF CHICEL BROKE & STRUCK I NAME ABOVE LEFT EYE & LOWER CHEEK

1991 · 2 incidents

March 4, 1991 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE STEPPED OFF DOZER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

January 28, 1991 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING ON DISCHARGE HOSE AND STRAINED HIMSELF.

1988 · 3 incidents

February 8, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cane Patch Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS DISMOUNTING FRONT END LOADER RTR FOOT SLIPPED AND SPRUNG RT ANKLE