Mining Incidents

No 4 Mine Coal

Old Dominion Energy Inc · Underground
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406620

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1991–1996
Latest incident
Jan 1996

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 7, 1991 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator Fatality · OTHER
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS FOUND DEAD ON OUR PROPERTY. WATCHMAN WAS FOUND SHOT BY L.C. FERRELL TRUCKDRIVER AT APPROX. 530 AM. EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY DR.

Reportable incidents

12 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1996 · 1 incident

January 15, 1996 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

HIT BY FALLING ROCK WHILE BENDING TO GET BITS OUT OF THE TOOL BOX OF THE ROOF BOLTER.

1995 · 3 incidents

1994 · 1 incident

1993 · 1 incident

December 8, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER YB REMOTE CONTROL, WHENR OCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, HITTING HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

1992 · 5 incidents

October 15, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED THAT HE HIT/BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP ON 10/05/92; HOWEVER, HE CONTINED TO WORK, SEEING THE DOCTOR ON 10/15/92 WHEN THE PAIN BECAME WORSE.

September 4, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING UNROLL A ROLL OF BELT AND THAT HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIMSELF.

February 7, 1992 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STATED THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE RIB,HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK.AS HE MOVED HE SLIPPED AND ALSO HURT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

February 6, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED STATED THAT ON 02-06-92 HE WAS HELPING SERVICE THE MINER,WHEN HE HIT HIS KNEE ON MINER BOOM.HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 02-07-92;HOWEVER ,THE RESULTS WERE NOT KNOWN UNTIL 03-09-92 WHEN HIS KNEE BEGAN TO GIAVE HIM A LOT OF TROUBLE AGAIN AND HE SAW HIS DOCTOR AGAIN.

1991 · 1 incident

June 13, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Dominion Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 60 FEET LONG, 4 FEET THICK, 5 FEET WIDE OCCURRED ON 6-13-91 AT 2:30 P.M. AT #3 INTERSECTION, 60 FEET OUTBY THE FACE AREA.