Mining Incidents

Greenbriar Creek Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Prater, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406432

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1990–1991
Latest incident
Feb 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1991 · 1 incident

February 22, 1991 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Interstate Carbon Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEARING AND CUTTING TREES ON WORK AREA WHEN A DEAD LIMB FELL OUT OF TREE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BRUISING HIS SHOULDER.

1990 · 2 incidents

July 16, 1990 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Carbon Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PICKING UP BROKEN GLASS FROM HEADLIGHT.

July 9, 1990 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Carbon Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF LOADER, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON RAILING.