Mining Incidents

Meade Fork Strip & Auger #1 Mine Coal

Freeman Fuels Inc · Surface
Controlled by Freeman Daniel V
Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406391

MSHA record for Meade Fork Strip & Auger #1 Mine (mine ID 4406391). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1990 · 1 incident

April 12, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Freeman Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MECHANIC WORKING ON BRAKES OF 992C INSIDE LOADER. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR HITTING THE MECHANIC IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD FORCING HIS FACE INTO THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR CAUSING A CUT BETWEEN THE NO SE AND RIGHT EYE, REQUIRED STITCHES.

1989 · 4 incidents

July 24, 1989 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeman Fuels Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ WORKING ON ROLLER FRAME ON DOZER.MOVED AROUND ROLLER FRAME,BUMPED LEG ON FRAME CAUSING SMALL CUT WITH SMALL PIECE OF METAL ENTERING LEG.CONT TO WORK THAT DAY AND FOLLOWING DAY INJURY BECAM E INFECTED.

July 18, 1989 VA · Coal auger helper POWERED HAULAGE
Freeman Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKING ROCK FROM CONVEYOR, CUAGHT FINGER UNDER CHAIN FLIGHT CAUSING CUT TO LEFT RING FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES.

July 14, 1989 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeman Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIPPED & TWISTED LEFT KNEE WENT FOR XRAYS PULLED LIGAMENTS BEHIND LEFT KNEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY PRESCRIPTION DRUGS GIVEN.

May 19, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Freeman Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAULER, 777,BEING LOADED BY 992C WITH SHOT MATERIAL LOOSE ROCK DROPPED INTO HAULER BED FROM LOADER BUCKET CAUSING THE HAULER TO JOLT THE OPERATOR IN THE CAB, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 12, 1988 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Freeman Fuels Inc · Struck against a moving object

DIGGING IN SHOT WITH 992C LOADER. THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER SLIPPED OFF ROCK CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE. OPERATOR INJURED LOWER PART OF BACK.

June 8, 1988 VA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Freeman Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOSING BOLT SOCKET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING POWER HANDLE TO MASH FINGER AGAINST DRILL. FINGER WAS CUT & BROKEN SIMPLE FRACTURE & REQUIRED STITCHES.

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