Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Parts Corp Of America · Underground
Controlled by Thyssen Schachtbau Gmbh
Haysi, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406520

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
20
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

20 on file

1992 · 6 incidents

October 8, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Parts Corp Of America · Accident type, without injuries

LOOSE SHALE LOST BEAM GAME LOOSE IN INTERSECTION ABOUT 30'X20'X4' H 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #J17 ON NEWTAND OF #3 BELT.

July 13, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Parts Corp Of America · Accident type, without injuries

38920ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 4400' FROM THE FACE LOCATED IN THE RETURN.IT IS 20' WIDE 30' LONG AND 5' THICK.IT IS LOCATED 1 BREAL OUTBY STATION SPAD M963.THE RETURN IS NOT RESTRICTED BY THIS FALL ?0000

April 2, 1992 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parts Corp Of America · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUTTING IN BELT STRUCTURE AND THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE BELT STRUCTURE AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

March 16, 1992 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parts Corp Of America · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP MINER CABLE AND PAIN HIT HIM THE LOWER BACK.

March 2, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Parts Corp Of America · Struck by falling object

GETTING TIMBERS OFF SCOOP AND ONE DROPPED OFF AND HIT RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

1991 · 4 incidents

October 4, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Parts Corp Of America · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SETTING A JACK WEN HE PUSHED A PIECE OF ROCK FROM TOP AND IT FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND BACK.

January 28, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cavalier Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN INOT A HOLE. THIS THREW HIM UP. HE CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE CONTROLS.

1990 · 9 incidents

December 11, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cavalier Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON ABANDENT SECTION SOUTH MAINS TWO BREAKS INBY SPAD G850. 5 ENTRY FALL APPROX. 4 1\2 TO 5 FT HIGH 20 FT WIDE 50 FT LONG.

November 27, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cavalier Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

SHUTTLE CAR STUCK ON FEEDER,HOOKED A CHAIN TO IT ,THE CHAIN PULLED LOOSE AND THE HOOK FLEW BACK AND HIT EMPL IN STOMACH.

October 26, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cavalier Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL ON MAINS APPROX. 25' INBY SPAD #931 4 BOLT ENTRY. APPROX. 18' WIDE 60 TO 65' LONG 4 1/2' TO 5' HIGH.

October 16, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cavalier Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 20' WIDE 40' LONG 4 1/2 TO 5 FT HIGH ON SOUTH MAINS ON IDLE SECTION APPROX 70 OUTBY SPAD #438 #6 ENTRY FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

April 26, 1990 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ida Carbon Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OPEN CROSS-CUT ALONG RIGHT RIB BUT WAS TOO CLOSE TO RIB WHEN IT BECAME LOOSE.

March 26, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ida Carbon Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL SLIPPED DOING ROUTINE SERVICE OF BELT DRIVE

February 28, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Ida Carbon Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLES BOLT USED TO LOCKDOWN TOO LONE CAUGHT SLEEVE OF COVERALL RESULT IN TWISTING FOREARM

1989 · 1 incident

August 30, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Orex Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING EMP ON L WRIST STRTED TO DRILL HOLE IN TOP