EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SOCKET TO TIGHTEN/TEST A BOLT WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.
#48: 15 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for #48 (mine ID 4406582). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1990–1994
- Latest incident
- Jul 1994
- Lambert Coal Company Inc 1990 to present
#48 sits in Dickenson County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 9.8% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
15 on file1994 · 4 incidents
ROOF FALL DISCOVERED 7-9-94. WHILE MINE WAS IDLE DURING VACATION. LOCATED AT SS 1688 130X20X9 APPROX FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP UNKES AREA IS UITILIZED LATER.
INJURED FOUND A FALL IN #5 ENTRY OF NO 3 SOUTH MAINS AT SS 1563 SIZE OF TALL WAS APPROX 25'X18'X8' THICK. PERMANT STOPPIN GLINE WILL BE RECONSTRUCTE DOT ROUTE PRIMARY EXCAPEWAY INTO #$ ENTRY AROUND FALL AND BACK INTO #5 ENTRY. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP UNLESS AREA IS UTILIZED LATER.
ROOF FALL DISCOVERED BY CAMPBELL ON FIREBOSS INSPECTION AT 6:15 A.M. APPROXIMATE SIZE OF FALL-14 FT X 25 FT X 4 FT THICK. LOCATION-700 FT INBY IN #4 ENTRY OF EAST MAINS JUST INBY SURVEY STATION L 3412.
1993 · 3 incidents
MINER WAS FINISHING A CUT IN THE PILLAR LINE WHEN THE ROOF FELL ON THE 265 L.N. MINER.
ROOF FALL 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD SURVEY STATIONS #1265 & 1269. 6'THICK X 45' LONG X 19'WIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCOOP TO PULL A L.N. 265 MINER. THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HARD HAT.
1992 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE PULLING BELT.
HURT BACK PICKING UP R F BOLT
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS AND HIT EMPL.
1990 · 5 incidents
ROOFBOLTER OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE SCOOP TO GET DRILL SUPPLIES & WAS HIT IN THE LEFT FOOT BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PANEL BOARD AND DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE FACE BY A FLY PAD.
EMPLOYEE TURNED TO GET A ROOFBOLT & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
ROOF FALL #3 HEADING AT LAST OPEN CROSSCUT INBY SURVEY STATION L3375 APPROX. 25'X25'X7'.