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Laurel Branch #10 Coal

Motivation Coal Company · Surface

Controlled by Pittston Company

Cleveland, Russell County, VA · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4406656

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 1993–1994
Latest incident: Apr 1994

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1994 · 2 incidents

April 26, 1994 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES

Motivation Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 4-26-94 EKMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER AND WHILE BACKING UP, THE DOZER BACKED OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE BACK OF DOZER TO DROP ABOUT 1 FOOT. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT A JERK AND PAIN IN HIS SHOU LDER BUT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR ON 6-2-94 AND WAS OFF WORK UNTIL6-11-94. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DR WITH PERSISTENT PAIN ANAD HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 6-15-94. EM

January 15, 1994 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Motivation Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING HAULER AND GOING TO DUMP AREA WITH A LOAD WHEN HE RAN INTO BERM, FLIPPED HAULER 3 TIMES AND CAME TO A STOP IN HOLLOW APPROX. 200 FT BELOW RAOD. EE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A PUNC TURED LUNG BRUISED RIBS AND FACIAL CUTS.

1993 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1993 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Motivation Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIG WINDOW ON D-10 DOZER WHEN H SLIPPED AND FELL.

September 20, 1993 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Motivation Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TEMPOLOYEE WAS ENTERING HAULER AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT. HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON DOOR HANDLE WITH HIS PALM TOWARD DOOR AND LITTLE FINGER ON TOP. EMPLOYEE CLOSED DOOR CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN DA SH AND DOOR HANDLE REQUIRING STITCHES.

May 18, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Motivation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING IN A CONFINED SPACE INSTALLING TRANSMISSION HOSE ON HAULER ONE END OF HOSE WAS IN PLACE WHEN ATTACHING OTHER END OF HOSE HE PLACED IT IN POSITION WITH ONE CLAMP AND WHILE REACHI NG FOR OTHER CLAMP HOSE CAME LOOSE STRIKING EE OVER LEFT EYE REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.