Mining Incidents

VICC No 5 Mine Coal

Wise, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406966

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
59
citations
20
significant & substantial
$8,795
proposed penalties
$7,809
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2004 Q1 0 0 0
2003 Q4 0 0 0
2003 Q3 2,824 0 0 0.0
2003 Q2 3,410 0 0 0.0
2003 Q1 2,695 0 0 0.0
2002 Q4 14,286 5 1 350.0
2002 Q3 24,180 5 1 206.8
2002 Q2 22,618 4 1 176.9
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

August 21, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT EYELID. THE ROCK MEASURED 4" X 3" X 1/2".

August 21, 2002 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING CLOTHES EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A KNIFE FROM HIS TOOL POUCH AND CUT LEFT WRIST.

2001 · 8 incidents

December 28, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING PRESSURE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST A CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE MINER FOR A FELLOW EE WHILE THE CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BEING SPLICED. FELLOW EE HIT THE CHAIN WITH A BALL PIN HAMMER AND IT GLANCED OFF AND HIT EE'S RING FINGER ON HIS RT. HAND.

November 14, 2001 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #893 MEASURING 30'LONG, 20'WIDE, 5-6'HIGH. 42" RESIN BOLTS FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED. THE VENTILATION WAS NOT DIST URBED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

October 30, 2001 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE MINE TOWARD THE SECTION EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT BUMPED THE MINE ROOF CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK AND RIGHT ARM.

September 4, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENACE WORK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER, A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 POUND HAMMER TO INSERT A PIN INTO THE CHAIN WHEN A SMALLPIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN AND EMBEDDED IN INJURED'S RIGHT TEMPLE JUST ABOVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

March 21, 2001 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING FLEXIBLE WATERLINE WHEN HE FELT APAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 7, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED A CHAIN PIN 1 1/2" ROUND AND 30" LONG AS HE PROCEEDED TO USE IT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS.

January 26, 2001 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING MUD AND ICE FROM MOVING BELT CONVEYER WITH 5' PIECE OF REBAR WHEN THE REBAR BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IDLE ROLLER AND MOVING BELT CONVEYER DRAGGING INJURED THROUGH MOVI NG BELT CONVEYER AND IDLE ROLLER.

2000 · 3 incidents

December 9, 2000 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXITING SCOOP EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

October 3, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A ROCK CAUSING BRUISE AND SWELLING.

January 15, 2000 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coastal Coal Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM ROOF BOLT HIT EMPLOYEEIN RIGHT EYE.