Mining Incidents

Tl No 1 Strip Coal

Koch Carbon Inc · Surface
Controlled by Koch Industries Inc
Rowe, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406447

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 1 incident

March 8, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING REAR SUSPENSION CYLINDER FROM 773B CAT TRUCK. AS HE WAS REMOVING TOP PINON CYLINDER, HE HIT LEFT HAND WITH A SHOP HAMMER AND BRUISED LEFT HAND.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 13, 1989 VA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROLLER, FOR TD256 DOZER, OFF OF TAILGATE, OF PICKUP TRUCK, TO PUT ON TD256 DOZER AND HURT BACK ON RIGHT SIDE.

July 10, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Koch Carbon Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS REPLACING FRONT IDLER ON TD25G DRESSOR DOZER AND EMPL HIT R ELBOW ON BOLT

1988 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING ELECTRIC HAND DRILL TO DRILL BROKEN STUDS FROM REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF 992C CATERPILLAR FRANT END LOADER. THE PSITION EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN DURING THIS TIME, CAUSED PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

April 30, 1988 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Koch Carbon Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REAR TIRES WERE REMOVED FROM ROCK TRUCK SO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. THE TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED WITH BOOM TRUCK. EMPLOUEE WAS GUIDING TIRE S IT COULD BE LINED ON THE MOUNTING STUDS WHEN SOME THING PULLED IN HIS CHEST.