Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED APPROX 60' INBY THE NO. 2 BELT PORTAL. THE FALL MEASURED 5' HIGH X 18' WIDE X 25'.
Bristol MineCoal
Black Diamond Company · Underground
Controlled by Metinvest B V
Big Rock, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406976
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Jul 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2002 · 1 incident
2001 · 3 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT STATION 92. THE FALL WAS IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY RETURN OF THE NO.2 MAINS 1200' OUTBY THE ACTIVE 001 SECTION. THE FALL MEAUSRED APPROX. 6' HIGH 20' WIDE AND 80' IN LEN GTH.
Accident type, without injuries
A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT SURVEY STATION #60. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 4 FEET HIGH BY 40 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET WIDE. THE FALL OCCURRED IN ANINTERSECTION. FALL WAS IN THE NEUTRAL ENTRY. THE FALL CAUGHT THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AND WAS BOLTED WITH 42 INCH RESIN BOLTS.
Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING DOWN PUTTING A GREASE PLUG IN THE SECTION BELTTAIL ROLLER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING APPROX 24 INCHES BY 30 INCHES, 3-4INCHES THICK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
2000 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE #3 HEADING WHEN 3O"" PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HE WAS USING BROKE & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH AREA