Mining Incidents

Deep Mine 25Coal

Pound, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407129
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
119
Years on record
2006–2016
Latest incident
May 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

119 on file

2016 · 2 incidents

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 12/14/15.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling miner cable & strains EE's back. EE didn't tell anyone until the next morning and EE refused medical treatment that day. EE was then taken to Mountain Instant Care on 4/14/16 for evaluation.

2015 · 13 incidents

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for Perry Fraley. No % disability at this time.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. No % disability at this time.

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

Bates Contractor stated he drilled starter hole and laid his starter steel across & behind the drill head. Installed his finishing steel, proceeded to drill the hole and noticed the starter steel was lying on the drill head. When he grabbed the steel it caught the lip of the canopy jack tubing mashing his fore finger against the scissor bar resulting in a laceration and 3 stitches.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bates Contractor was tramming miner toward face #7 when his right ankle got caught in a loop of miner cable resulting in a sprained ankle.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE. He was termed on 10/14/14. No % disability at this time.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was carrying a top roller when he tripped over another roller that was laying on the bottom. He dropped the roller catching himself causing pain in his left shoulder.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. No % disability at this time.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered in the bleeder system on the 5th West Mains between SS#9791 and SS#9758 approx. 2 breaks in length and to a height of 5'.

Struck by flying object

Bates Contractor: During an attempted retrieval of an immobilized continuous miner, a 2"" connecting clevis pin broke away from the two bars it was attached to and the pin passed through the protective wrapping and struck the Bates Contractor in the chest. He was approx. 25' away in the intersection out by.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee. He last worked on 8/6/12 and is no longer with the company.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee stated that as he moved a loop of continuous miner cable over out of the roadway, he grabbed the cable with his left hand and threw it over on the coal rib at which time he felt pain in his left shoulder and neck area. He continued to work up until a doctor took him off on 3/10/2015.

2014 · 29 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was bolting on the 003 section and had put up the first row of bolts and had repositioned for the second row. He drilled another hole and was reaching for a bolt when he felt pain in the lower back.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 5/29/2014.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE.

Struck by falling object

Bates Contractor disengaged the T-bar from the mine roof, when a piece of draw rock dislodged from between the rib and the outside bolt striking him on the left ankle. The contractor (5UF) submitted a 7000-1 on 10/27/14, however it should have been submitted under this MSHA ID.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on for employee.

Fall onto or against objects

While trying to exit the lo-trac, the employee stood up raising one leg up to step out when the opposite foot slipped causing him to fall on the handle towards the fork side of the lo-trac bruising his ribs and straining his shoulder. He continued to work up until he had shoulder surgery on 11/18/2014.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 5/29/14.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 8/13/2014 for employee. Employee last worked on 7/18/2014.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 8/13/2014 for employee.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 8/13/2014 for employee. Employee last worked on 4/1/2014.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 8/8/2014.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While making a splice on a shuttle car cable, he was separating the strands with a utility knife when the blade slipped out of the insulation causing it to make a laceration across his left thumb. This resulted in 3 stitches.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking off section when he came across a water hole. Not realizing there was a drop off in the water hole of at least 12"", he proceeded causing him to trip and twist resulting in a lower back strain. Doctor took him off work on 8/18/14.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received A CWP diagnosis on 7/17/14 for Elmer Campbell.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on 7/14/14 for employee.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was throwing miner cable over on the rib when he slipped and fell. Employee stated when he tried to put pressure on the front of his foot, the back of his heel hurt. Employee continued to work until 7/1/2014.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss claim on 6/11/14 for employee.

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

While installing a roof bolt, a piece of drill steel fell off the tray. The employee went to catch the steel with his left hand while still pushing up the bolt and caught his left thumb between the boom, the tray and drill steel resulting in stitches and a fracture to his left thumb.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 4/25/14 for EE.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 3/18/2014.

Accident type, without injuries

At approx. 3:27 PM a roof fall occurred on the 001/002 section. The fall occurred at survey spad 11051 and fell left in the xcut approx. 30' and fell right of the xcut through survey spad 11052 all the way to the wall in the #8 entry.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis on 3/10/2014 for EE

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 2/14/14.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee on 2/14/14.

Struck by falling object

Employee swung off side drill station out to put up first bolt. A rock fell and struck him on the right leg from the knee down resulting in a bruise.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states that while operating the Joy miner, he had a utility knife on his belt. While he was backing the miner out of the place, he knelt down to continue moving the miner back. When he knelt, the remote box set on the knife causing it to cut his right upper thigh resulting in 5 stitches.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss diagnosis from worker's comp on 1/8/2014. Employee was diagnosed with hearing loss on 12/11/2013.

2013 · 26 incidents

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 12/12/13 for employee.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 11/11/13 for employee.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee on 10/28/13.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee on 10/3/2013.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for EE on 10/1/2013.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee on 10/1/2013.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

St. Paul Builder/Block vendor was unloading a pallet of block when he stepped backwards and stumbled over the out rigger and landed on his hip resulting in a fractured hip.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to the man trip carrying a dinner bucket, bucket of bits and a bag with hand tools when he felt a strain to his lower back.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss claim on 9/19/13 for employee.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 9/6/13 for employee.

Struck against a moving object

Bates Contractor was riding Mac 8 man trip to the 001/002 section. The ride hit a bump causing him to have severe pain in his lower back and left leg.

Struck by falling object

While drilling a test hole, employee was pulling his steel out of the hole when the extension and finisher fell out of the hole striking his hand between the thumb and index finger resulting in a laceration requiring 4 stitches.

Struck by falling object

Employee had began installing the inside bolt when a rock fell from the roof striking him on the back of the left leg resulting in a simple fracture.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

P&P Contractor began hanging feeder cable when he felt a strain in his left shoulder.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting in scoop and twisted his right knee.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 9/3/2013. Employee last worked on 7/8/2013 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 7/8/2013 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss claim on 9/3/2013. Employee last worked on 7/8/2013 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 7/8/2013 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was repairing the cable guard on a shuttle car at the canopy. When he was trying to put the post back in the bent bracket, he lost his grip of the post smashing his right middle and ringer fingers against the post and bracket. This resulted in 6 stitches and a fracture to the ring finger on his right hand.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling miner cable and strained his back. He continued to work up until a doctor took him off work on 5/16/2013.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee on 5/3/2013.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee on 4/3/2013.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking around miner to help miner man set bits. He stepped in mud and slipped and fell landing on his right hand. The fall resulted in a fracture to his right hand.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 3/14/2013.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for Terry Wayne Campbell on 1/22/2013.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting miner cable when his lower back gave out.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was starting new drill hole and while advancing the drill steel, the drill steel broke at the weld point mashing his left pinky finger resulting in 2 stitches.

2012 · 12 incidents

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 11/27/12.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

Employee was sitting on a plaster bucket on the in by end of the #4 entry block on the corner writing notes when a section of the coal rib dislodged without warning, sliding down the face of the rib and striking him in the back and knocking him to the mine floor. The rock measured 63"" long x 25"" wide and 17"" thick.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated while lifting spreader chain to hook to loader bucket, he felt pain in his right elbow.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping pull miner cable and tripped and twisted his right knee.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 5/31/2012.

Struck by falling object

Bates Contractor was bolting an overcast when a piece of drill steel came out of the hole striking him on his 3rd finger on his left hand resulting in a fracture.

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

Bates Contractor was hanging bottom roller hanger and mashed finger between hanger and rail resulting in the tip of his finger on his left hand being broken.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss claim for employee on 4/25/2012.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim for employee on 4/10/2012

Contact with electrical current

Employee was moving a shuttle car cable out of the way when he received an electrical shock which resulted in a burn spot on the palm of his left hand.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was working on a shuttle car cable on the left side of the feeder as he was going to the power center to lock out the cat head he hit the back of his neck on a belt hanger. This resulted in 6 stitches to the back of his neck.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was stepping over shuttle car cable when he was tripped by the cable causing him to land on his back when he hit the ground. Employee was scheduled off on the 19th and was unable to get to work on the 20th because of snow. He missed work on the 21st and was scheduled off on the 22nd and 23rd. He returned to work on the 24th.

2011 · 5 incidents

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

Employee was using a lifting jack to raise and level a belt take up. A slate bar was being used to lift take up. As he was using the jack the employee caught his finger between the jack and belt structure over head resulting in a fracture.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was taking the bolts out of a 4"" water line T-coupling. The line was hanging when he loosened the bolts and hit the coupling knocking it loose. When he did this the water line came apart at the joint striking him in the face.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP diagnosis for Employee on 6/16/2011.

Struck against a moving object

Employee struck rock in the roadway with scoop and hit his head on the scoop canopy; resulting in strain to the muscles in his neck.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee has filed for coal miners pneumoconiosis (black lung). We received notice on 05/09/2011. Employee continues to work at present time.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee leaned over the side of the shuttle car to look for holes in the bottom when he struck hole. His right side ribs hit the side of the shuttle car deck causing fractured Rib.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reaching for a roof bolt plate on drill, when it went between glove and arm resulting in cut to right forearm, requiring stitches.

2009 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was struck on the shoulders by a piece of rib rock. It pushed him into the miner causing a bruise. He was initially released to full duty, but on 8-7-09 began to lose time.

Accident type, without injuries

An unintentional, non-injury, roof fall was discovered in the #7 Entry of the right return aircourse of 001/002 section. The roof fall was 20 feet X 8 to 9 feet X approximately 50 feet. Ventilation was not interrupted.

Struck against a moving object

While tramming a shuttle car, employee hit a hole in the haulway, causing him to hit his head on the canopy. Started losing time on 07/07/09. Employee was released to full duty until that day.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was pulling a tool box off the forks of a Lo-Trac onto a crib block, when he felt a pain in his back.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a shuttle car when he said that he hit a hole causing him to hit his hard hat on the canopy. He continued to perform his regular duties until he was taken off work by a physcian on 8-4-2009.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing a line curtain with pogo sticks, when the pogo stick sprang loose and struck him in the mouth, breaking off one of his teeth.

2008 · 9 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A non-injury, non-intentional roof fall occurred on the 3C-1 Panel 25' outby SS 3559 in the #1 entry. Fall measured 12' -14' high, 18' - 20' wide, and 65' long. Timbered and cribbed off. Ventilation not affected.

Accident type, without injuries

Non-injury, non-intentional roof fall occurred on the 4d Panel 130' inby SS 3068 in the #2 entry. Fall measured 7' -8' high, 18' wide, and 12' long. Area is dangered off. Ventilation not affected.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While hanging a pinner cable with a rope hanger, employee's finger became caught in the rope hanger pulling finger, causing a fracture to his left middle finger.(Misc Mail 10/29/08 #9-Revisied 7001 submittal to include 5 restriced days and correct job title as mine trainee)

Accident type, without injuries

A non- injury roof fall was discovered in the bleeder 45' inby SS #2557 on Panel 3A on the 003 MMU. Fall measured 30' in length, 18' wide, 5' - 6' high. The type of roof support installed in the area was 4' resin bolts, and 8' cable bolts. No equipment was involved. Ventilation was not affected.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scoop was attempting to push drill up a hill in 6 Rt. when the bucket slipped over the bumper striking the water box which struck the operator in the back of the head and neck causing injury.

Struck against stationary object

Hanging cable when he cut his left index finger on roof plate.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Trimming insulation off miner cable, utility knife slipped cutting employee on index finger.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Loading Rock Dust at supply hole, felt pain in lower back.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on Rock Duster in scoop bucket, The scoop operator hit wrong lever and caught employee fingers on left hand between scoop push-out and frame of bucket. Employee worked until 4-30-08 when doctor removed him from work.

2007 · 8 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee was riding along # 2 Conveyor Belt when he struck his head on a belt hanger, causing pain to his neck, left arm. The employee worked until 12-19-2007, when the doctor removed him from work.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated he was hanging miner cable when he experienced pain in his lower back, employee continued to worked until 8-20-07 when the doctor removed him from work

Struck by falling object

Employee stated that a small piece of rokc fell from coal rib striking him on the left shoulder.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated he was installing a roof bolt when he caught the tip of his middle finger on left hand on roof plate causing a laceration.

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

Employee was tramming a continous miner when miner boom pinned him against the coal rib.

Struck against stationary object

Employee, operating scoop, stated he ran over a rock in roadway, jammed head into canopy, causing pain in neck and left arm, worked until 9-21-2007 when doctor removed him from work.

Fall from machine

Riding in mantrip, lost his balance fell out, landed on right arm, er visit dr removed him from work.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall occurred on c-panela #5 entry 25' feet inby s.s. #1054, size of fall 30' long x 10' wide x 10' high, roof fall does not effect ventilation, impede travel and will not be cleaned up.

2006 · 7 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As employee was making up bolts, his hand struck another plate and bolt that was laying on the mine floor cutting his glove and his finger that required stitches.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was moving ventilation curtain when he struck a roof bolt plate with his right forearm, causing a laceration that required stitches.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a jack from the belt tailpiece, when his left hand was caught between the jack and tailpiece, causing a laceration to the back of his left hand that required stitches.

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

Employee stated his right hand was caught between roof bolt plate and drill canopy, when he accidently hit the swing jack on roof bolter, causing a laceration and fracture to his index finger on his right hand.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMPLOYEE PUT TOOLS IN TO A TOOLBOX, THE LID OF THE TOOLBOX CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee felt pain in his lower back as he was loading supplies. He continued to work through 04/27/06 at which time the Doctor removed him from work.

Struck by powered moving object

There is no evidence verifying this is reportable. This report is submitted because of citation was issued. EE was opeating shuttle car with limited visibility and uneven floor when another S/C operator struck the EE causing small red spot on his arm Refused to go to Dr. worked shift. EE went to Dr.one month later. MRI showed no problem with elbow but had a shoulder spur.