Accident type, without injuries
FALL DISCOVERED IN BLEEDER ENTRIES INBY SPAD # 469 AJACENT TO PILLAR OUT AREA OF 3RD LEFT PANEL ON A REGULAR INSPECTION BY MSHA REP. AND MINE FOREMAN.
#5Coal
Laurel Creek Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by James R Gibbs
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406896
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Jun 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2003 · 1 incident
2002 · 2 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
THIRD INTERSECTION INBY SPAD STATION 491 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED. MEASURING 20' IN WIDTH, APP 5' IN HEIGHT AND 70' IN LENGTH. FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT. FALL DOES NOT IMPAIR TRAVELWAY OR VENTILA TION.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHEN CENTER SECTION FROM 820 UN-HAULER WAS REMOVED FROM HAULER, BED SHIFTED SQUEEZING VICTIM BETWEEN BED & ROOF DUE TO ABSENCE OF WEIGHT OF CENTER SECTION. VICTIM WAS ASKED IF HE WAS IN THE CL EAR BEFORE CENTER SECTION WAS REMOVED AND VICTIM STATED HE WAS.
2001 · 1 incident
2000 · 2 incidents
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM ALLEDGED BACK STRAIN WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL ON BELT CONVEYOR WITH A #2 ALUMINUM SHOVEL.
Accident type, without injuries
RIGHT BRAKE OFF #6 HEADING A FALL OCCURRED MEASURE 30' IN LENGTH AND 20' IN WIDTH FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE POINT 48"" RESIN BOLTS. FALL OCCURRED ON SHIFT AND WAS NOT CLEANED-UP. TIMBERED AND DANGER ED OFF PRIOR TO FALL OCCURING.