Mining Incidents

Mine No 1Coal

South Fork Mine Inc · Underground
Controlled by Paul Ison
Norton, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406889
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001–2002
Latest incident
Mar 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAMMING BOLT MACHINE FROM ENTRY AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND WRIST BETWEEN MACHINE & COAL RIB. BRUISED RIGHT WRIST.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

RAINING, INCLINE, SLIPPERY GROUND. PULLING WATER LINE ON INCLINE. SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING KNEE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED BELT ROLLER CATCH IN RIGHT HIP.

2001 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. PLACED HAND BETWEEN TOP AND PLATE. PRESSED PLATE TO TOP AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER AND MASHED IT.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS ON THREE-WHEELER AND A SCOOP CAME UP ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, HIT THE THREE WHEELER ON THE RIGHT REAR. HE LEFT THE THREE WHEELER AND WAS HIT AND KNOCKED DOWN. THIS OCCURRED AT THE TAILPIECE W HERE COAL WAS DUMPED BY SCOOPS.