Mining Incidents

Deep Mine # 10Coal

St. Paul, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407055
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
2003–2006
Latest incident
Aug 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2006 · 9 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 10' wide x 80' long and 10-12' high beginning 20' outby spad 1405 #5 heading. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered measuring 19'x19'x0-6', 70' inby survey station #1592 in the mains left return. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and fall will not be cleaned up.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a wrench in an attempt to loosen a fitting. The strain caused a hernia of the groin that required surgery.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof Fall occured measuring 20' x 20' x 0 - 10' in the intersection of #3 entry. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occured and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he experienced pain in his lower back when he started to bend a roof bolt. A newly rec'd medical report attributes his symptons to a new occurrence instead of related to his previous back surgery making this a reportable accident.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered measuring 140' x 18' x 12+' high, beginning at the left return at spad #1644, #6 heading going thru crosscut #8 heading. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occured and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 5x5x12 beginning 30' outby spad 47 on #1 belt 4 breaks inside. #1 belt was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred, and the fall will be cleaned up.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS REMOVING A CLA (DIGGER ARM/LOADING DISC, APPROX. 200 LBS.) FROM A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM THE FORKS OF A LOW-TRAC, HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT AND CAUSING A FRACTURE.

Struck by falling object

EE was checking for an oil leak on a roof bolter when a rock fell from between bolts, striking him in the back resulting in bruising and pain.

2005 · 10 incidents

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

Employee was operating a roof bolter when his finger was mashed between rotation hose fitting and boom frame of roof bolter, causing fracture and laceration to his left ring finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF MINER BITS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

Struck by falling object

EE had placed his hands on top of roof bolter canopy to pull himself up to when a piece of draw rock fell from overhead onto his hands causing lacerations to his fingers on his right and left hands that required stitches.

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

Employee suffered a fracture to two fingers on his left hand as he was drilling a hole. He had his left hand up on boom; mast and mast assembly caught the tips of middle finger and ring finger.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 35' long x 7' wide s 4-6' high beginning one crosscut inby spad 96 in right return. no equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered measuring 40' x 9' x 6' beginning 20' to the right of spad 790. no equipment was invelved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will be cleaned up.

Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A WET CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM, CAUSING A STRAIN/SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/11/05 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

Accident type, without injuries

a roof fall occurred measuring 19' wide by 20' long by 8-10' high in the bleeder outby at spad 1285. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, ni injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PLACED ON THE SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN ACTIVATED BY THE OPERATOR THE PUSH-OUT RAM CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BUCKET & RAM CAUSING A LACERATION & FRACTURE TO THE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

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

Employee was installing roof bolts, he was positioning roof plate with his left hand as he pushed up bolt his finger became lodged between roof and roof plate causing a laceration that required stitches.

2004 · 13 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING A SPRAIN/STRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT ORIGINALLY OCCURRED IN AUGUST BUT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/24.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 20' wide x 30' long x 10' high beginning at #2 entry at spad 635. No equipment was involved, ventilation was disturbed (crushed brattish has been rebuilt). No injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 18' wide x 40' long x 14' thick beginning in #3 entry approx. 2,800 from the working face. no equipment was involved no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 18'X 30'X 12' BEGINNING #7 ENTRY, 5,000'OUTBY WORKING SECTION, 700' FROM SURFACE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 18' - 19' WIDE X 12' - 15' HIGH X 25' - 30' LONG, LOCATED ONE BREAK INBY SS #72. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED; VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED; NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Struck by falling object

A rock fell from between bolts striking ee on his right foot. This accident resulted in broken bones to his foot & will be a lost time.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 10' HIGH X 30' LONG X 20' WIDE BEGINNING 350' INBY PORTAL AT SPAD #39. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 15' HIGH AT SPAD #202. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 100' LONG X 18' WIDE AND 15' HIGH BEGINNING 15' INBY SPAD #60. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 60' long by 19' wide, beginning 10' in by spad #325. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred measuring 18' wide and 7' high and 8' wide in by spad #118 3,000' out by working place. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed no injury occurred and the fall will not be cleaned up.

Struck against stationary object

AS EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GLUE INTO HOLE FOR A GLUE BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM OVERHEAD CAUSING EE TO JUMP BACK STRIKING HIS RT. ELBOW ON CANOPY SLEEVE OF THE BOLTER.

Struck by falling object

Ee was checking center line when a rock fell from overhead striking him on the head and shoulder. He went to the local emergency room where he was examined, x-rayed and given a full return to work release. Ee continued to experience pain and became a lost time as of July 13, 2004.

2003 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 40' LONG BY 10-12' HIGH BY 18' WIDE, BEGINNING AT SPAD #67 1 BREAK IN BY BELT ENTRANCE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED AND NO INJURY OCCURRED, THE FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 12' X 22' X 30' AT 1 BREAK OUTBY SS #100 IN #7 ENTRY. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 70'LONG X 15'HIGH X 15'WIDE, BEGINNING IN #6 ENTRY, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #8. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FAL L WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.