Mining Incidents

Austin Creek No 2 Mine Coal

Clinchfield Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Nora, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405128

MSHA record for Austin Creek No 2 Mine (mine ID 4405128). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Sep 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1990 · 12 incidents

September 2, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING TIMBERS EMP SLIPPED IN SCOOP BUCKET FRACT L FOURTH FINGER

September 2, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BUILDING BRATTICE WHEN LIFTING BRATTICE BLOCK STRAINED LOWER BACK.

July 18, 1990 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING TIMBERS, A TIMBER FELL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOURTH FINGER BETWEEN THE TIMBER AND A FLAT CAR.

July 14, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS LOADING IN 2 LEFT, WHEN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN HUNG UP. THE FOREMAN TOLD THE MINER OPERATOR TO BACK THE MINER OUT OF THE CUT. THE INJURED MAN HAD HIS RIGHT LEG OUT OF THE DECK OF THE MIN ER. A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND CAUGHT INJURED'S RIGHT LEG.

July 3, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CURTAIN ON #4 OFF SIDE OF THE MINER. WHEN HE TURNED TO GO AROUND THE BOOM OF THE MINER, HE RAN INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE AND CUT HIS EAR.

April 11, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

THIS FALL OCCURRED IN THE AREA OF A MAJOR FAULT. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH A 6' FULLY GROUTED ROD AND THE FALL OCCURRED ABOVE THE BOLT. APPROX. 10' IN OVERALL THICKNESS.

March 28, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REACHING FOR A WOODEN MEASURING STICK THE EE STUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT IN HIS LEFT RING FINGER THIS PEASON DID NOT GO TO A PHYSIUCIAN UNTIL 4-13-90.

January 29, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP UNLOADING RAIL OFF CAR RAIL TWISTED RESULT IN INJ WRIST

January 9, 1990 VA · Coal belt cleaner, picker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BELT WHEN FOREMAN INSTRUCTUED HIM TO RECLEAN AN AREA OF BELT. EMPLOYEE STARTED CLEANING BELT AGAIN. AFTER FOREMEN LEFT, EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF HAVING A BACK STRAIN WHIL E CLEANING BELT.

January 3, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DRILLED HOLE WITH STARTER PUT FINISHER IN HOLE AND PUSHER IN HEAD.HE USED HEAD PRESSURE TO PUSH THE PUSHER STEEL UP.HE WENT TOO FAR UP AND WAS GOING TO LET IT DOWN.HE HAD HIS AHND ON BOTH PIECES OF STEEL.HE STARTED TO LET IT DOWN AND MASHED LEAVER THE WRONG WAY AND CAUHGT HAND BETWEEN.

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