Struck by flying object
EE was cutting lug nuts off of mantrip when inflated tire expanded & exploded due to heat from torches. Tire exploded blowing dirt & debris into face & eyes. Safety glasses were being worn at time of accident.
Mine #3Coal
Champion Coal Co Inc · Underground
Controlled by Garrick Miller
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406787
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2005
- Latest incident
- Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2005 · 1 incident
2001 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SPLICING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, WIRE FROM CABLE PUNCTURE BACK OFLEFT HAND. @ 0130 A 9"" DIAMETER PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK INJURED HAND ON SAME INJURED AREA WHERE WIRE ENTERED HAND.
2000 · 4 incidents
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT DRIVE DISLOCATED SHOULDER BROKE CHEEK BONE
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOLT DOWN STEPS AND FELL HURTING BACK, NECK, KNEE.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOLT DOWN STEPS AND FELL HURT BACK AND KNEE.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.