Mining Incidents

Mine #2 Coal

Corbin Collieries, Inc · Underground
Controlled by Richard F Baugh
Bishop, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406857

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
26
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jul 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
325
citations
174
significant & substantial
$36,860
proposed penalties
$2,371
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2003 Q2 17,664 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 0 0 0
2002 Q4 10,129 7 5 691.1
2002 Q3 11,966 10 3 835.7
2002 Q2 17,348 33 18 1902.2
2002 Q1 15,845 24 10 1514.7
2001 Q4 17,997 55 38 3056.1
2001 Q3 16,503 31 20 1878.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

26 on file

2002 · 7 incidents

July 26, 2002 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM AROUND THE BELT DRIVE AND LOADING ONTO THE BELT WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

June 11, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT TO MAKE BELT SPLICE WHEN UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CAUSING KNIFE TO CUT HIM IN RIGHT UPPER LEG.

February 11, 2002 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING THE BELTS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT RIB.

2001 · 12 incidents

December 31, 2001 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND HAND.

October 29, 2001 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Contact with electrical current

DISCONNECT BELOW FAN WOULDN'T STAY IN. EMPLOYEE PULLED DISCONNECTS BACK SIDE OF SHOP-UP ON HILL.THIS KILLED POWER AT FAN DISCONNECTS. WAS INTENDING TO CHANGE FUSE HOLDER. EVIDENTLY STILL POWER ON THE LINE. GOT INTO POWER AND FELL OFF LADDER.

July 11, 2001 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IS LOCATED IN BLEEDER SYSTEM 10 BREAKSINBY MOUTH OF PANEL. PANEL IS 1ST LEFT OFF 1ST RMAINS. AIR FLOW NOT DISRUPTED. FALL IN INTERSECTION 2500' FROM ACTIVE WORKING SECTION.`

June 1, 2001 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SHUTTLE CAR. HE WASUSING A 3/4" SOCKET & RACHET & PIPE & SLATE BAR TO PUT TORQUE ON BOLTS WHEN THE RACHET BROKE ANDTHE PIPE HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

May 8, 2001 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE MINER OPERATOR HAD LOADED THREE SHUTTLE CARSSTARTING 5 R+BREAK WHEN SLIP FELL ON MINER. FALLAPPROX. 15' LONG, 15' WIDE & 4 1/2' THICK.

April 30, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS HIP.

March 9, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS RIDING GOLF CART UP SLOPE WHEN THE GOLF CART LOST POWER. THE GOLF CART STARTED BACKWARDS OFF SLOPE AND TURNED OVER ON TOP OF HIM.

2000 · 7 incidents

November 29, 2000 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING STEEL BEAMS ON 11/29/00 WHEN HE REPORTED HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK. AGAIN ON 1/2/01 WHILE LOADING A BELT SCRAPER HE REPORTED HE INJURED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT WORK FROM 1/2/01 TO 1 /11/01 WHERE HE TRIED TO WORK AND REPORTED HE CAN'T MAKE IT ANY LONGER.

October 9, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING 14-10 JOY CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING EE IN RIGHT LEG BRUISING MUSCLES. EE RETURNED TO RESTRICTED WORK 10/10/00.

September 28, 2000 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A WATER BAND OFF A WATER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE

July 22, 2000 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #10 HEADING-FACE AREA TO INTERSECTION. FALL IS APPROX. 15 FEET LONG 20 FT WIDE LEFT THICK. FELL FROM FACE TO INTERSECTION OF #10 HEADING.

March 22, 2000 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE ALLCO MAN BUS WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE INTAKE SLOPE WHEN IT LOST BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THE MANBUS STRUCK THE RIGHT RIB THEN HTI THE LEFT RIB WHERE IT CAME TO REST. EE SUSTAINED A CUT TO HIS LEFT LEG WHICH WILL REQUIRE STITCHES.

February 2, 2000 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Corbin Collieries, Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BATTERIES WHEN THEY GROUNDED OUT SPARKING A FLASH THAT BURNT HIS LEFT HAND AND FLASH BURNING HIS EYES.