Mining Incidents

V C #36 Mine Coal

Valley Camp Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Quaker State Corp
Belle, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603309

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Oct 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1983 · 14 incidents

October 27, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 190\ INBY SPAD #3952 IN THE #4 ENTRY RETURN. THE FALL AREA WAS APPROX. 25\ LONG BY 20\ WIDE AND 8\ THICK AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4\ RESIN RODS. THE FALL WAS DUE TO A SLIP IN THE TOP.

October 17, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN #3 & #4 ENTRIES APPROX 30\ OUTBY SPAD #3953 IN THE #3 ENTRY & 50\ INBY SPAD #3952 IN #4 ENTRY THE FALL AREA WAS 6\ X 18\ X 55\ AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4\ RESIN ROOF BOLTS THE FALL WAS THE RESULT OF WATER COMING THROUGH THE TOP CAUSING IT TO BREAK UP

October 10, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN THE 6 ENTRY REUTRN APPROX. 2 FT INBY SPAD 3950 THE FALL WAS 20\X20\X12\ AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4 FT RESIN ROOF BOLTS. THE FALL APPEARED TO BE THE RESULT OF THE TOP BR EAKING UP DUE TO THE CLOSE MINING TO THE OUTCROPS.

September 28, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE#6 ENTRY, IN THE INTERSECTION AT SPAD #3922. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20\X20\X5\ AND WAS A RESULT OF WATER COMING THROUGH AND BREAKING UP THE TOP. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4\ RESIN BOLTS WITH STRAPS. THE AREA IS DANGERED OFF ANDWILL NOTBE CLEANED UP.

July 10, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY TRACTOR ROAD INTAKE APPROX. 150\ INBY MAIN PORTAL. THE FALL WAS 12\X12\X10\ THE FALL WAS DUE TO THE BREAKING UP OF THE LAMINATED SHALS ON THE ROOF. THIS AR EA WAS DEVELOPED 1975.

May 23, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED RT AT SPAD 3828 FALL WAS 30FT LONG 18FEET WIDE AND 18FT THICK FOUR FEET RESIN AND 4X8HEADERS WERE USED THE FALL OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND

May 23, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 50FT INBY SPAD 3825 THE FALL WAS 30FT LONG 18FT WIDE AND 8FT THICK ROOF SUPPORT WAS 4FT RESIN AND 4X8 HEADERS

May 11, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OF THE IMMEDIATE ROOF IN THE#1 ENTRY DUE TO WATER. FALL MEASURED 5 FT THICK, 20 FT WIDE AND 40 FT LONG. THE LOCATION WAS 100 FT INBY SPAD 38049

May 2, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED 60 FT OUTBY SPAD #382. THE FALL WAS 20 FT. WIDE, 25 FT LONG AND 7-8 FT. THICK. ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY 4 FT. RESIN BOLTS, 2X8 HEADERS, 4X8 HEADERS, 8X8 HEADERS AND CRIBS. WAT ER AND WEAK FRAGIL TOP CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL.

May 2, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 120 FT. OUTBY SPAD #1038 ON THE INTAKE BELT ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 19 FT. WQIDE, 25 FT LONG AND 61/2 FT. THICK. TOP WAS SUPPORTED BY 4 FT. RESIN BOLTS, 2X8 HEADERS, 4X8 HEADE RS, 8X8 HEADERS AND CRIBS. WATEDR WAS COMING THROUGH IMMEDIATE TOP WAS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO FALL.

April 26, 1983 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Valley Camp Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ON THE NORTH MAINS SECTION, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS 25 FEET LONG, 19 FEET WIDE AND 8 FEET THICK. THE FALL WAS 30 FEET FROM THE FACE. THE COAL DRILL WAS COVERED UP BY THE FALL.

March 28, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Camp Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN WORK ON BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE MASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING THE THUMB NAIL TO BREAK OFF.

February 9, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Valley Camp Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHARPENING BITS ON GRINDING WHEEL WHEN PIECE OF GRINDIG WHEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT ELBOW.