Mining Incidents

Mine No 2Coal

Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406828
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Feb 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP BUCKET @ DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN FACE AREA. WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA AT 8:18 AM. HE INFORMED SECTION FOREMAN LATER & WAS TAKEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN SAIDHE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TRANSPORT CART WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF CAUSING INJURY TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES OR CLAMPS.

2000 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE LAST ROW OF #2 HEADING HE WAS USING SECTIONAL STEEL TO DRILLTHE LAST 18"" OF THE HOLE & PINCHED THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL WHEN HE APP LIED UP PRESSURE ON THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTERGLOVES WERE BEING WORN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE ALLEDGED THAT HE TRIPPED OVER MINER CABLE AND FELL ON RT KNEE.