A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TRAVELING THE AIRWAYS ON 03/20/2003. THE FALL WAS FURTHER INVESTIGATED ON 03/21/03. LOCATED ONE CROSSCUT INBY SURVEY STATION 1263 IN ONE OF THE INTAKE AIRWAYS, #6 ENTRY, APPROXIMATELY 30'W X 30'L X 6'H. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
Blair MineCoal
Sea · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406855
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Mar 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2003 · 3 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 03/20/03 WHILE TRAVELING THE AIRWAY. THE FALL WAS LOCATED AT SURVEY STATION 1192 IN #6 ENTRY, AN INTAKE AIR COURSE, APPROXIMATELY 30'W X 30'L X 6'H. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND WAS DANGERED OFF.
Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING A RE-OPENING INSPECTION ON 03/14/2003 BY THE MINE FOREMAN AND AN MSHA INSPECTOR. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN AN INTERSECTION OF THE #7 ENTRY MEAR SURVEY STATIO N 1279, RIGHT BETWEEN THE ABANDONED NO 4 MAINS. NO INJURIES AND NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
2000 · 2 incidents
Struck by falling object
HIT BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK IN THE LOWER BACK AREA WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER.
Struck against stationary object
HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER MAKING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.