Mining Incidents

#47 Coal

Lambert Coal Company Inc · Underground
Clintwood, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405831

MSHA record for #47 (mine ID 4405831). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
30
Years on record
1984–1995
Latest incident
Jun 1995

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
March 8, 1984 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Sutherland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CLEANING A CUT OF COAL, COAL HT. WAS 38 TO 44" ON SECTION. OPERATOR BACKED MACHINE UNDER A BROW AND THE OPERATORS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BROW AND SCOOP. SCOOP HAD NO OPERA TING BRAKE SYSTEM

Reportable incidents

29 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1995 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON MINE TOP WHILE BENT OVER WALKING IN LOW COAL.

April 7, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT EAR BY A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING FROM A ROOFBOLT.

1993 · 4 incidents

August 5, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND & FINGERS CAUGHT WHILE TRYING

February 12, 1993 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MINER BOOM HIT MINE TOP CAUSING A PIECE OF ROCK TO FLY BACK & HIT SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ON ARM.

1992 · 8 incidents

December 16, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURED ON #7 SOUTH SIZE APPROX 20'X20'X4 1/2' AT INTERSECTION 6 BREAKS INBY SPAD R339. THIS FALL REPORTED WITH ANOTHER FALL ON THE SAME DAY.

December 16, 1992 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

2 ROOF FALLS OCCURRED AT ABOUT SAME TIME ON #7 SOUTH. FALL #1- AT INTERSECTION 3 BREAKS INBY SPAD 907 APPROX. 20' X 20' X 4.5'. FALL #2- AT INTERSECTION 6 BREAKS INBY SPAD R339- APPROX. 20'X 2 0'X 4.5'.

August 26, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT FROM UNDER SOME GOB A PIECE OF BELT.

May 6, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING IN LOW COAL LOADING MINE TIMBERS. WHILE AT WORK DOING THIS HE HURT HIS KNEE.

February 6, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BARREL OF OIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 14, 1992 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

1991 · 4 incidents

September 5, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PUMP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

January 25, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HAULING ROCK & STATED HE RAN INTO A HOLE & JARRED HIS BACK

1990 · 1 incident

January 26, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR BOOM.HE WAS PULLING THE CHAIN THROUGH THE BOOM AND HURT HIS BACK.

1989 · 1 incident

October 5, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REPLACE A BEARING ON THE COAL FEEDER AND HIT HIS THUMB.

1988 · 4 incidents

May 19, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL WAS INSERTING BY HAND ROOFBOLT INTO HOLE & SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM STRAINING HIS BACK.

April 27, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION.HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE BY HAND.

April 13, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

February 19, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL OUT A STOCK SHUTTLE CAR WITH A CHAIN ATTACHED TO ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR THE CHAIN HOOK BROKE & THE CHAIN HIT THE OPERA TOR IN THE FACE

1986 · 1 incident

February 24, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS MOVING 5INE CURTAINS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1985 · 4 incidents

August 28, 1985 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CRAWLING ALONG BELT & HURT HIS RT KNEE.

February 5, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING R.B. MACNINE AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE WITH THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE

January 7, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LAOD BELT INTO A SUPPLY CAR & ALL BACKWARD INTO CAR STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK & PELVIS ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR

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