Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Tara Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Noah B Lambert
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406425

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4406425). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1988–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1991 · 2 incidents

May 21, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL EMPLOYEE WENT UNDER METAL COMPANY O EQUIPMENT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

April 29, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN GENERAL AREA WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WELDING MACHINE & SUSTAINED BURNS TO BOTH EYES I NAME WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTED COVER FOR EYES

1990 · 1 incident

December 31, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 4" SUCTION LINE ON PUMP WHEN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1989 · 7 incidents

June 9, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tara Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX. 18X25X3-5 FT. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND AT THE TIME THIS FALL OCCUR ON A PANEL AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ENTRIES HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

April 26, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BUILDING BRATTICE ROCK FELL ON BACK

March 10, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tara Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST FEEDER AT QUITTING TIME AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.

March 6, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A 488 SCOOP ONTO PINNER. HE ALLEDGELY PULLED AND OR STRAINED BACK.

1988 · 4 incidents

November 21, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING TWO GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL, AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 23, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING REAR END FROM SCOOP, WHEN PULLED REAR END OUT CAUGHT RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN REAR END AND SCOOP FRAME.

February 18, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
A M A Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNING & TWISTING TO SEE BEHIND HIM WHILE LOADING S.CAR

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