Mining Incidents

Shortridge Branch Surface MineCoal

Controlled by Steven R Mullins
Vansant, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406845
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2002
Latest incident
Oct 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

FALL WHILE DISMOUNTING HAULER. ALL HANDRAILS & STEPS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK WHEN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE QUIT ON THE ENTRANCE ROAD. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER PARKING, EE REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP AND HOT ANTIFREEZE BURNT HIS LEFT A RM.