Mining Incidents

Bee Tree MineCoal

Black Diamond Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Breaks, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406744
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Jan 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2003 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

SNOW & ICE ON GROUND - EE DIDN'T THINK HE HURT HIMSELF AT THE TIME HE FELL. IT WAS SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE STARTED HAVING HEADACHES AND FELT HE NEEDED TO GO TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP TO SEE IF H IS HEADACHES WERE FROM THE FALL HE HAD. FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK WAS 2-10-03.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

RIDING A THREE WHEEL BUGGY, HE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

2001 · 6 incidents

Struck against a moving object

BACKING BUGGY UP-RUN INTO A SCOOP SITTING AT CORNER OF XCUT. HIT WRIST ON STEERING WHEEL.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SWINGING BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HEGOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & THE FRAMEOF THE MINER MASHING HIS SMALL & RING FINGERS ONHIS LEFT HAND.

Rubbed or abraded

EE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS #6 ENTRY WHEN LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD PIECE OF METAL 1/4"" X 2"" X 6"" FT ON TOP OF HIS 3-WHEELER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN INTAKE HE STARTED TO PASS ANOTHER 3-WHEELER. METAL HIT 3-WHEELER & HE WAS HIT IN RIBS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BRADDING A SPLICE IN #6 BELT. HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF TOP ROLLER IN BELT STRUCTURE, CAUSING HAMMER TO HIT FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL A HOLE. HE SWUNG BEAM IN POSITION. DRILL STEEL ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER WAS STICKING OVER TRAP. AS HE SWUNG BOOM STEEL CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND VALVE CAUSING S TEEL TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM.

2000 · 10 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS LOADING BELT IN PUSH OUT CAR. SCOOP MOVED CAR, REAR WHEEL ON CAR RAN OVER LEFT FOOT.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING PINS IN CATS ON MINER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP A GREASE FITTING. HE HAD THE FITTING IN A GREASE FUN WITH P51 PUMPED ON IT. WHEN HE DUG AT THE FITTING IT CAME OUT OF GREASE HOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STOOD UP FROM A SETTING POSITION WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPED AND STARTED HURTING.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE STRAINED HIS LEFT HIP SOMHOW. DIDN'T KNOW HOW. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 5-2-00, WORKED THROUGH 5-8-00. HE IS OFF WORK NOW.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF A CAR WHEN HE MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER AT THE NAIL AND BROKE THE BONE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE PINNER OVER TO SET UP ON RIGHT SIDE OF PLACE WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE PINNER TO ROCK UPWARD FROM THE OPERATOR COMPARTMENT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE RIGHT SHOUL DER IN THE MINE ROOF.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS NEAR THE MINER WATCHING WHEN A OBJECT STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT EYE LID CUTTING IT

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE TRYING TO HANG TO CABLE TO MINE ROOF WHEN HE STRAINED RIGHT ARM.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOOKING A WELDING CART TO A 3 WHEELER WHEN HE PULLED OR STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.