Mining Incidents

Virginia Crews No 14 Mine (1) Coal

Iaeger, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604702

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
1984–1995
Latest incident
Feb 1995
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

1995 · 2 incidents

February 13, 1995 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE SECTION MANTRIP RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE TWO MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE IMPACT JERKED HIS NECK AND BACK.

1994 · 6 incidents

October 5, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE BANGED HIS SHOULDER AND BACK INTO CANOPY BY RAISING UP TOO FAST.

August 10, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOOM END OF ROOF BOLT

1993 · 4 incidents

March 12, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE COMING OUTSIDE ON THE MANTRIP, A PIECE OF TOP, PARTICLE, FELL INTO HIS EYE.

March 5, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ROOF BOLTING, E HAS THE BEND 48" BOLTS. DURING THIS OPERATION HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

February 9, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIS SIDE BEGAN TO ACHE. CONTINUED TO WORK FOR TWO MORE DAYS AND THEN WENT TO HOSPITAL AND IS STILL OFF WORK.

1992 · 1 incident

1991 · 1 incident

December 16, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SOME DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK. THE FORCE OF THE DRAW ROCK DROVE HIS CHEST AGAINST HIS KNEES WHICH CAUSED THE INJURY. HE WAS X-RAYED AND THEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.

1990 · 4 incidents

October 17, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING HIS SEATING POSITION ON THE SHUTTLE CAR HE TWISTED HIS KNEE

1989 · 4 incidents

December 26, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HE WAS CHANGING OUT BATTERIES ON A SCOOP,HE ACCIDENTALLY CAUHGT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BATTERY TRAY LID AND THE CHAIN HE WAS USING TO HOIST THE BATTERY TRAY OUT WITH.

July 24, 1989 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A TWO MAN PERSONNAL CARRIER, HE TRAVELED INTO A TAILPEICE HOLE. THIS SUDDEN BOUNCING IN THE PERSONNAL CARRIER HURT HIS BACK.

July 17, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING THE WATER HOSE GOING TO THE CONTINOUS MINER, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

1988 · 3 incidents

March 16, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS USING A 270 MOTOR TO PULL CABLE WHEN THE FOOT SWITCH STUCK AND THE MOTOR WOULDNT STOP TRAMMING THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS ARM AND SQUEEZED IT BEFORE HE GOT THE MOTOR STOPPED

March 8, 1988 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG MINER CABLE TO THE MINE TOP WHEN PAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK RADIATING DOWN HIS LEFT LEG.

1987 · 2 incidents

September 14, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE PULLING T2E CABLE OVER THE HEAD OF THE MINER, THE MINER TURNED TO THE SIDE AND PULLED HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS ELBOW.

1986 · 1 incident

March 5, 1986 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE LEANED OUT O0 THE DECK OF THE MOTOR AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT UPON THE RAMCAR THAT WAS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE MOTOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

June 28, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator ELECTRICAL
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WAS INSTALLING 30AMP FUSE WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER HE WAS USING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SWITCH.

1984 · 1 incident

November 2, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE MINER CABLE FROM A SCOOP BUCKET