Mining Incidents

Red Onion Surface MineCoal

Pound, Wise County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4407190
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2009–2013
Latest incident
Feb 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Received a hearing loss claim on 6/5/2013. Employee's last day worked was 2/8/2013 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 2/8/2013 also to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Received a CWP claim on 5/23/2013. Employee's last day worked was 2/8/2013 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 2/8/2013 also to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hammer to install a bearing in the boom on a 992G when he struck his left index finger with a 20# hammer causing a laceration.

2010 · 1 incident

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

Installing new protector on shank of D11R. Caught finger between top of protector and the shank. Broke finger in two places.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted 148# bucket cover from the ground to bumper of service truck, causing lower back strain.