Mining Incidents

KIMBALLTON PLT #2Metal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Lhoist Group
Ripplemead, Giles County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406818
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Mar 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2000 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

EE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE GIRTH GEAR ON #3 KILN. FIRE WAS NOTICED & EXTINGUISHERS UTILIZED TO PUT OUT FIRE, BUT AFTER FIRE WAS NOT EXTINGUISHED IN 30 MIN, THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED. THE FIRE DEPT PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.