Mining Incidents

Jim Belcher Fork #1 Strip Coal

Controlled by Steven R Mullins
Conaway, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406837

MSHA record for Jim Belcher Fork #1 Strip (mine ID 4406837). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1996–1997
Latest incident
May 1997
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

May 13, 1997 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Mountain Mining Inc · Fall from machine

THE OEPRATOR EE STARTED UP THE LADDER TO GET ON THE MACHINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. IT HAD BEEN RAINING.

April 22, 1997 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cumberland Mountain Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING 777 TRUCKS, THE OPERATOR OF THE 992 LOADER BACKED THE LOADER INTO A ROCK.

1996 · 1 incident

June 18, 1996 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cumberland Mountain Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON THE A/C. OPERATOR WAS HELPING HIM. HE SAID THAT HE STEPPED DOWN ON WALKWAY OUTSIDE OF DOOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF CAB WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE ON COVE R OVER HEAD LIGHT.

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The full compliance file on Jim Belcher Fork #1 Strip

A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.