Mining Incidents

Mine No 1Coal

Cavalier Mineral Inc · Underground
Controlled by Gary Dotson
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407014
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2001–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Rib rolled off striking employee across right shoulder and back.

Struck against a moving object

EE said before shift started he was hurting in groin area and stomach while operating the 21sc shuttle car when he hit a hole in the roadway that made him hurt worse.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by powered moving object

THERE WAS A ROCK IN THE FEEDER. EE WAS GOING TO GET THE ROCK OUT. SUPERVISOR WAS GOING TO MOVE SCOOP OUT OF THE WAY AND THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION. EE GOT IN THE FEEDER WHILE SUPERVISOR WAS MOVING SCOOP AND THE SCOOP GOT HIS ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had a 930 cat loader brake head in his vehicle when he went to get the brake head out of the vehicle he pulled a muscle in his lower back.

2004 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A PIECE OF ROCK OFF MINER WITH A SLATE BAR WHILE TRYING TO GET THE ROCK OFF MINER HE FELT OR HEARD SOMETHING TEAR IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by flying object

Employee was operating shuttle car when rock flew up and hit him in the mouth causing a laceration to his lip and chipped a tooth.

Struck by falling object

Employee was operating shuttle car when rock fell and hit him on the right shoulder and side of face causing a contusion and sprained neck.

2003 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTED ROCK FROM BELTLINE, FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH, CAUSING AN ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCLE STRAIN.

No Value Found

EE BUMPED HEAD ON BROW OF ROOF INSIDE MINE CAUSING PAIN IN THE NECK.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS LIFTING SIDE RAIL OF MINER AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BOX OF GLUE AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER

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

EE WAS HANGING VENTILATION CURTAIN, HIS FOOT WAS STICKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH CURTAIN, PINNER RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE NECK AND ANOTHER PIECE ROLLED OFF RIB AND CAUGHT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK DUST BAGS, WHEN HE FINISHED HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK DUST AND BOXES OF GLUE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

2001 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THE EE WAS MOVING CABLE FROM THE ROADWAY, HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT THE RIB OF THE MINE CAUSING A PULLED NECK MUSCLE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING GARAGE TYPE DOOR OF SUPPLY BUILDING WHEN IT STUCK, ADDING ADDITIONAL FORCE TO LIFT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THEWAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.