EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON 992C LOADER BUCKET USING A GRINDER. A PIECE BROKE OUT OF THE GRINDER WHEEL AND THE GRINDER FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
Vencill #6 Coal
Vencill Corp
· Surface
Controlled by
Delmer S Vencill
Norton,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406884
MSHA record for Vencill #6 (mine ID 4406884). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1997–1998
- Latest incident
- Sep 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1998 · 1 incident
Vencill Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
1997 · 1 incident
December 3, 1997
VA · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vencill Corp · Fall from machine
EE WAS FUELING A DM30 DRILL. IT WAS RAINING AND MUDDY. EE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF DRILL LANDING ON HIS BACK.
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