EMP WAS TURNING AROUND IN DECK OF CAR TO FACE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AROUND IN DECK OF CAR TO FACE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN DECK OF CAR AND HIS BODY FELL OUT OF CAR
Arno: 14 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Arno (mine ID 4404099). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Jul 1985
- Westmoreland Coal Company 1975 to present
Arno sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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
14 on file1985 · 5 incidents
WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY STRIKING EE ON LEFT HAND & RING FINGER.
WARLKING FROM FEEDER TO FACE AREA CARRYING TOOLS AND PARTS SLIPPED IN WET ROADWAY TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
CABLE SPLICE ARC CAUSED CABLE TO BURN AGAINST SHEAVE WHEEL TABLE-SMOKE RESULTED FROM ARC-SMOKE INHALATION.
MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF NO. 1 ENTRY WITH PULL ROPE ON BOOM, INJURED STARTED TO REMOVING PULL ROPE AND MINER BOOM CAUGHT INJUREDS HAND AND WRIST BETWEEN BOOM AND RIB.
1984 · 1 incident
FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED UNBOLTED CUT FELL-PULLED ROOF BOLTS AROUND AROUND FALL WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS ROOF FALL.
1983 · 8 incidents
FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED IT IS APPARENT THAT INJUREDS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS MASHED WHEN TWO SUPPLY MOTORS COLLIDED
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FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED, FAULTY SHALE ROOF WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS ROOF FALL.
FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED FAULTY SHALE ROOF PLUS PRESSURE FROM PILLAR GOB AREA WAS THE CAUSE FOR THIS ROOF FALL.
FAULT IN TOP WAS CAUSE OF ROOF FALL.
PULLING TIMBER OUT OG S/C & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK.
INJURED WAS LIFTING TIMBER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.