Mining Incidents

Cobra Pit 1 Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406725

MSHA record for Cobra Pit 1 (mine ID 4406725). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1993 · 4 incidents

October 29, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED EE WAS CHECKING WATER LEVEL IN WATER TRUCK. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN STEPS FROM TOP TO DECK OF WATER TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON DECK AND FELL.

October 23, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE FEET WERE IN MUDDY AREA FELT SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK LOWER LEFT SIDE.

April 6, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LARGE ROCK APPROX. 32" X 15" X 9" CAME OVER REAR BELLY CONVEYOR SPILL SHIELD AND FELL APPROX. 6' AND STRUCK THE OUTBY EDGE OF TAILPIECE AND GLANCED APPROX. 4' SIDEWAYS AND DOWNWARD, STRIKING E MPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND HARD HAT AND LEFT SHOULDER.

February 17, 1993 VA · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PUSHING 100' STEEL SEWER TAPE INTO OLD AUGER HOLE, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.

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