Mining Incidents

Seaboard DockCoal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Jewell Ridge, Tazewell County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406901
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Apr 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HOOKING A CHAIN ON TO A CABLE AND THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET TO PULL THE CABLE OUT OF THE WOODS. THE BUCKET CAUGHT A SMALL TREE AND SLAPPED IT BACKWARDS TOWARD THE INJURED AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANING SNOW OUT OF DUMP TRAILER. WHILE PUSHING SNOW WITH SHOVEL OUT OF DUMP TRAIER, WALKED INTO CROSS BAR HITTING ACROSS NOSE AND FELL BACKWARD, HITTING BACK AND HEAD ON TRAILER FLOOR.