Mining Incidents

Mine No 4Coal

Falcon Coal Corp · Underground
Norton, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406915
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2005
Latest incident
Aug 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

The shuttle car was tramming away from miner up an incline of app. 6 degrees. The shuttle car came off point while tramming and drifted backward hitting the rib and miner before stopping. As the shuttle car hit the miner and rib, the employee was also hit.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was found lying on his back. We assume that he slipped and fell on the ice while he was cleaning up at the mine site.

2004 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 20 FEET LONG, 8-10 FEET IN HEIGHT, 20 FEET WIDE WAS FOUND ON 9/7/04 AT 3:30 AM IN NO. 6 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #2935 APPROXIMATELY 3500 FT OUTBY FACE AREA.

2003 · 4 incidents

No Value Found

IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A BELT MOTOR TO BRING OUTSIDE, WHEN EE'S ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MANTRIP AND BELT MOTOR.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS SITTING IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT, WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING CANOPY ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CANOPY SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER.

Struck by falling object

OPERATING ROOFBOLTER, WHEN A ROCK FELL CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN TWO ROCKS.

2002 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 70 FEET LONG, 6 FEET IN HEIGHT AND 20 FEET WIDE WAS FOUND ON 10/21/02 AT 9:30 A.M. 60 FEET OUTBY SPAD NO. 204.

Struck by falling object

EE PULLED THE ROOF BOLTER INTO THE FACE AREA; HE THEN SET THE ATRS. A ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND CANOPY, HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD/NECK AREA.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MINER WAS MOVING FROM 13 TO 12 HEADING. THE MINER BACKED OUT PAST THE LAST OPEN XCUT. WHEN PULLING FORWARD AND TURNING LEFT, EE WENT TO THE OFF SIDE OF THE MINER TO HOLD THE CABLE UP, SO T HE MINER WOULD NOT GET ON THE CABLE. WHILE MINER MOVED FORWARD, A PIECE OF ROCK ON TOP OF THE MINER CAUGHT THE RIGHT RIB, PUSHING ROCK ACROSS MINER AND PUSHING EE AGAINST RIB.

2001 · 8 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 60'-70' LONG, 6' HIGH, 18' WIDE WAS FOUND AT CROSSCUT INBY SPAD NO. 952.

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

AS THE BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED BACKWARDS IN A NARROW PLACE, EE TRIED TO GET BY THE BOLTER AS ITWAS MOVING AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLTER ANDRIB.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S KNEES HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM THE LAST THREE DAYS WHILE HE OPERATED/HELPED ON THE PINNER. THEN ON 10/18/01 HE LEFT WORK EARLY BECAUSE THEY WERE BOTHERING HIM REALLY BAD.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD NO.1697, 8-10'HIGH, 40-50'LONG, 70'WIDE FELL THROUGH CROSSCUT INTO ANOTHER CROSSCUT AND ON BELT AND HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW OF MEN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL THAT WWAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE MINER FELL OFF AND HIT HIS FOOT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS HE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE FROM ONE SIDE OF ENTRY TO ANOTHER THE PINNER CABLE WAS PULLED TIGHT AND BECAME CAUGHT, FALLING AND HITTING EE ON THE BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL 210' LONG, 10-12' HIGH, 20' WIDE WASFOUND FROM SPAD NO. 1601 AND NO. 1603 AT ENTRY 34, AND 5.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

AS EE WAS PLACING GLUE ON TOP OF PINNER, HIS BACK GAVE OUT.

2000 · 3 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS GETTING ON A BUGGY, HE LOST HIS BALANCE WEDGING HIS KNEE BETWEEN BUGGIES.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EE WAS DRILLING, HE WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE THE STEEL OUT AND APPARENTLY TE WRENCH BROKE/ SLIPPED AND HIS HAND SLIPPED.