Mining Incidents

Mine No. 1Coal

Hubble Mining Co. LLC · Underground
Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406776
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Fall of roof on pillar line trapping 1 mobile roof support

2004 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Abutement pressure from retreat mining.

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

CLIMBING ACROSS SCOOP TO OTHER SIDE, FELL AND INJURED RIGHT KNEE.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE CLEANING ROADWAY OUTBY LAST OPEN CROSS CUT RIB ROLLED INTO OPERATOR STATION INJURING HIM. PATIENT TOOK HIMSELF TO ER: PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSP - RELEASED TO GO HOME.

2001 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED WHILE TAKING THE END CUT OFF A PILLAR USING THE 3 CUT PARTIAL PILLAR PLAN IN THE RIGHT XCUT OFF THE #3 ENTRY ON THE #001 SECTION APPROX. 40' INBY SS#1747.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

THE TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND A CURVE & STARTED DOWN THE HILL. DRIVER CHANGED GEARS OUT OF DEPRODUCTION AND IT WOULDNT START BACK INANOTHER GEAR. THE TRUCK RAN AWAY & WENT OVER AN BERM & DOWN THE HILL