Mining Incidents

#2Coal

GRUNDY, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407179
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2007–2010
Latest incident
Oct 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2010 · 6 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in area that was timbered off and dangered off.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall discovered in entry adjacent to primary escapeway.

Struck by falling object

Jack set to change tire mantrip fell on victim's hand. Victim changing tire on mantrip and let the jack down with his hand under the ride.

Struck against stationary object

The employee was driving permissible man trip - hit an idle tail piece and lost control and was thrown from man trip.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck by powered moving object

Victim backed into by personnel ride.

2008 · 2 incidents

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

Injury of victim's finger due to placing hand on top of drill head of bolter.

Struck against stationary object

Victim struck head on belt hanger.

2007 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE a general laborer was helping move a mining machine when the cable that was hanging from the top fell on his back & neck knocking him against the rib.

Accident type, without injuries

Heavy rain flooded section of mine covering bolter and shuttle car with water. No reportable injuries.