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Mine #3 Coal

Fleetwood Energy Inc · Underground

Controlled by Steve Findley

Pound, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4406854

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 2
Years on record: 1997
Latest incident: Jul 1997

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1997 · 2 incidents

July 14, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Fleetwood Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINE IS TEMP ABADONDED. (CAN'T READ NEXT FEW WORDS) FOUND ROOF FALL LAST TIE X-CUTS STARTED 20' INTO 3RT TO #5 ENTRY APPRXO 90'X18'X6'H. NO EQUIP INVOLVED WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

May 7, 1997 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Fleetwood Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A ROCK LODGED IN COAL HOPPER WHERE COAL DUMPS IN STACKING TIRE. WHEN ROCK BROKE HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELL FORWARD ADN HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON A STEEL BAR IN STACING TUBE.