Mining Incidents

Nora ContourCoal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Nora, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406969
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Feb 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE ROLLED A 55 GALLON DRUM OF ANTIFREEZE INTO THE BUCKET OF A LOADER. HE ROLLED THE DRUM APPROX.3'. AT THE END OF HIS WORK SHIFT (5 PM) HE WAS COMPLAINING OF HIS BACK HURTING.

2002 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRYING PAD OFF A DOZER CAT AND THE SLATE BAR THAT HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF AND HE INJUREDHIS RT. SHOULDER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

A TIRE FOR A POWDER TRUCK HAD FALLEN OVER FROM A FUEL TANK THAT IT HAD BEEN LYING AGAINST. AS EE WENT TO PUT IT BACK UP HE HURT HIS BACK. EE WAS ALSO INJURED (HIS BACK) ON 1-17-02 AS HE WAS HO LDING A BAR THAT HAD A MOTOR ON IT. THIS ACCIDENT ON 1-17-02 WAS REPORTED TOO.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE AND HIS HELPER WAS HOLDING A SLATE BAR WITH A TRAM MOTOR FOR A D45 DRILL HANGING FROM IT AND WAS BEING LINED UP BY ANOTHER HELPER. AS HE WAS HOLDING THE SLATE BAR HE FELT A PAIN IN HI S BACK.

2001 · 3 incidents

Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WELDING A HAND RAIL ON A 777 CAT HAULER &BURNT HIS EYES.

Fall from machine

EE PARKED HIS SUPPLY TRUCK ALONG SIDE A CAT 777 HAULER TO WELD A HAND RAIL ONT HE HAULER AND AS HE WAS ON HIS SUPPLY TRUCK HE LOSTED HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND APPROX. 6 TO 7 FEET.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING TIMBER IN FRONT OF THE HOKIE#7 STRIP & HE CUT A TREE THAT HAD GRAPE VINES IN IT& WHEN THE TREE FELL, THE VINES CAUSED THE TREE TO FALL THE WRONG DIRECTION & HIT THE EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD KNOCKING HIM HEADFIRST INTO A TREE STUMP

2000 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EE HAD PULLED HIS TRUCK ONTO THE DUMP AREA & STARTED BACKING UP TO THE DUMPING SITE. AS HE WAS BACKING BACK THE ROAD SPLIT & HE BACKED BETWEEN THE SPLIT OF THE ROADS THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ONT O ITS SIDE

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING & THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUTOF IT'S HOLDER & HE PUSHED ON IT WITH HIS SHOULDER & INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB OF HIS TRUCK ONTO THE PLATFORM AND WHEN HE LEANED AGAINST THE HANDRAIL IT BROKE AND HE FELL ABOUT 8-10' TO THE GROUND.