Mining Incidents

No 1Coal

Controlled by Jeffrey W Newberry
Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406871
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING PRESHIFT EXAM. FELL ON MAIN EAST PANEL IN #2 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #333 IN MEUTRAL ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG , 20' WIDE, AND 5-6' HIGH.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING A RIPPER JACK INTO THE MINER & HECAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE CHAIN & RIPPER JACK

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING GRINDER ON A PIN AND THE PIN GOT LOOSE AND THE GRINDER CAUGHT THE PIN AND CAUSED THE PIN TO GO INTO EMPLOYEES FINGER (BETWEEN AND BESIDE HIS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER)

Struck by falling object

EE WAS HELPING SET TIMBERS AND A TIMBER FELL ON HIS FINGER. HE WORKED ALL DAY ON THE 7TH AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON THE 8TH. RETURNED TO WORK ON 3/9/01.

Accident type, without injuries

FALL HAPPENED DURING PILLARING. #4 ENTRY ABOUT 150' INBY SURVEY STATION #786. FALL APPROX. 70' LONG, 20-25' WIDE & 14' HIGH.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS & A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT RIGHT HIP RIGHT ANKLE & RIGHT CALF

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL-FRAGILE ROOF SIZE: 35'LONG, 18' WIDE, 5'-6' HIGH LOCATION: #3 BELT LINE #3 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #417

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL SIZE: 15' X 20' X 6'. LOCATION OF FALL: #4 XCUTS OUTBY #4 DRIVE IN #4 ENTRY SLIPS AND MUD STREAKS WITH HORSE BACK PRESENT.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS AND A ROOF PLATE STRUCK HIS NOSE