Mining Incidents

No. 1Coal

Patriot Mining, LLC. · Underground
Norton, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407057
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2003–2005
Latest incident
Jun 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2005 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

SLIP IN INTERSECTION 9' WIDE X 24' LONG X 9' THICK. CAME DOWN, TRAPPING ROOF DRILL.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING ON MINER CABLE.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SERVICING BELT FEEDER. EE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF MINING BELT TO GET IT OUT OF GOB.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in return one break inby spad #544, one break outby spad #579. 30' long, 8' thick. Bolted with 4' resin bolts.

2004 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (electric)

When putting power in oil switch flashed out.

Accident type, without injuries

ADVERSE ROOF LOCATED TOP END OF 1 LEFT PANEL: DANGERED OFF WILL BE CLEANED-UP 20'X20'X4 1/2 SIZE OF FALL.

2003 · 8 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

DISCOVERED 60' LONG 5' HIGH 20' WIDE ROOF FALL IN #5 ENTRY 10' OUTBY SPAD 80 BETWEEN 2 BLOCKS OF COAL.

Fall down stairs

EE AFTER SERVICING OUTSIDE DRIVE SLIPPED AND FELL COMING DOWN STEPS OFF #1 DRIVE. HE REPORTED HAVING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND WAS PASSING BLOOD IN URINE.

No Value Found

EE REPORTED AS HE WAS PUTTING UP RIB BOLT, HEAD OF PINNER WAS CLOSE TO BOTTOM AND JACK SLIPPED OFF A PIECE OF BOTTOM ROCK CAUSING PINNER TO FALL ON LEFT FOOT.

Struck by powered moving object

EE REPORTED AS HE GOT OFF HIS 3-WHEELER RIDE IT SOUNDED LIKE BIG MAX MANTRIP STARTING THE ENTRY CROSSCUT AS HE TURNED IT WAS A SHUTTLE CAR. IT WAS LOW IN THIS AREA S/C CAR OPERATOR DID NOT SEE EE BECAUSE OF HIGH AND THE OPERATOR WAS ON OTHER SIDE OF CAR. SHUTTLE CAR HIT HIS RIGHT LEG.

Accident type, without injuries

EE REPORTED A ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY AT SPAD 182. FALL WAS 30 FT LONG, 20 FT WIDE AND 6' TO 7' HIGH. THIS INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 4' GLUE BOLTS, WITH 6' POINT ANCHOR SPOTTED IN INTERSECTIO N. AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED AND DANGERED OFF.

Accident type, without injuries

DURING FIRE BOSS EXAMINATION HE DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN #2 HEADING APPROXIMATELY 60' INBY SPAD #183. FALL WAS 20' WIDE, 30' TO 40' LONG, 6' TO 7' HIGH. FIRE BOSS CRIBBED AND PIZZA JACK AND D ANGERED IT OFF. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

DISCOVERED 10'X 10'ROCK FALL IN #4 HEADING (PORTAL) DURING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION OF HIGHWALL. DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND RAIN. THIS 10'X 10'PIECE OF ROCK SEPARATED FROM HIGHWALL.

No Value Found

DURING MOVING MINER CABLE (2/0 CABLE SIZE) AND WATER LINE (1 1/4"") OUT OF TRAVEL WAY FOR SHUTTLE CAR APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET, EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER BACK.