Mining Incidents

Mine No 3Coal

Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406974
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Oct 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS HELPING DRILL ANCHOR HOLES FOR SECTION TAILPIECE WHILE DRILL WAS IN MOTION HE REALLED DOWN TOCLEAN DUST FROM HOLE DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HIS SHIRT GLEEVE AND WRAPPED UP IN STEEL RESULTI NG IN FRACTURE TO RT FOREARM.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS HELPING THE REST OF THE EES TO ADVANCE THE BELT WHEN HE TRIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE MINE FLOOR.

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE IN #3 ENTRY WITH OTHER EE. HE SAID LATER HE FELT STOMACH AND BACK HURTING.

Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #4 ENTRY RT. XCUT WHEN HE SET PERSONAL CANOPY AGAINST MINE ROOF THE BOTTOM PLATE THAT SUPPORTS THE JACK BROKE, CAUSING IT BREAK LETTING THE CANOPY TO FALL S TRIKING HIM THE HEAD & STOVING HIS NECK UP.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS CRAWLING WHEN SCOOP TRAMED BY RUNNING OVER LUMP OF COAL LUMP OF COAL FLIPPED OFF SCOOP TIRE HITTING HIM IN LEFT EYE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM PLACED HAND ON DRILL FRAME OF PINNER WHILE LETTING IT DOWN CAUGHT HIS RT. THUMB MASHING IT.

Struck against stationary object

REMOVING TINE FROM ROOF BOLTER WITH RATCHET & SOCKET. LOOSENING LUG NUTS WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED & SOCKET BUSTED CAUSING VICTIM TO STRIKE BOLTER FACE FIRST CAUSING LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.