Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Setting feeder on belt move pinched EE's thumb in between 2 crib blocks
MINE #9Coal
CLAS COAL COMPANY INC. · Underground
Controlled by William Ridley Elkins Jr
Dante, Dickenson County, VA · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4407217
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2011–2025
- Latest incident
- Jul 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2025 · 2 incidents
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Setting feeder on belt move pinched thumb between two crib blocks
2023 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Pulling a bearing off feeder shaft because bearing was down while pulling it off chain, slipped off bearing, striking them on the right wrist.
2021 · 1 incident
Accident type, without injuries
Roof had a slickened side to it plus it fell above anchorage.
2018 · 2 incidents
Struck by flying object
Employee was working on a continuous miner using a sledge hammer to drive a new piece in. A small piece of metal broke off and flew into the employees upper right arm.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Bridge op side cat was up on employee's foot.
2011 · 1 incident
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE got on buggy, he did not put on safety glasses going to ride buggy to outside, he stepped on fire ext. and it went off in his face and eyes. Another ee and another ee flushed his eyes when inside mine. EE and EE flushed his eyes again once he was outside. EE did not request rescue service, ee took him to hays clinic.