Mining Incidents

White Stallion Surface Mine Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Dante, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406764

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1994–1995
Latest incident
Oct 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1995 · 3 incidents

October 31, 1995 VA · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall down stairs

INJURED WAS LEAVING THE MINE OFFICE TO GO TO HIS PICKUP TRUCK. HE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED ON THE SECOND STEP AND TRYING TO CATCH ON THE HAND RAIL STRAINING HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

March 2, 1995 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall from machine

WHILE DISMOUNTING LOADER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS, STRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

February 6, 1995 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE COUNTERWEIGHT FROM DOZER RT PIN WAS STUCK & HAD TO BE PRESSED OUT WITH A PRESS TOOL AFTER PIN WAS REMOVED IT REMAINED STATIONARY EE WAS REMOVING PRESS & COUNTERWEIGHT ROL LED FORWARD & RELL ON HIS FEET EE FELL BACKWARD & HIT HIS BACK OR PULLED IT WHEN HE FELL BOOM TRUCK WAS USSED TO LIFT COUNTERWEIGHT OFF OF HIS FEET EE VA RESCUE SQUAD TRANSPORTED EE TO NORTON

1994 · 1 incident

September 19, 1994 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISMOUNTING LOADER, BOTTOM STEP OF LADDER STEPS TWISTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO GRAB THE GRAB IRON AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.