Mining Incidents

Benchmark Mine Coal

Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406072

MSHA record for Benchmark Mine (mine ID 4406072). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1985
Latest incident
Apr 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1985 · 2 incidents

April 22, 1985 VA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benchmark Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

OP WAS UP ON DRILL ABOVE DUST COLLECTOR TO MAKE REPAIR ON DRILL MAST. WHILE DESCENDING FOOT SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING ON TOP OF DUST COLLECTOR & EE FELL TO GROUND.

February 6, 1985 VA · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benchmark Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MANUALLY UNLOADING CUTTING EDGES FOR 355 DOZER OUT OF THE BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER LIFTING THE EDGES HE THOPUGHT HE H AD PULLED A MUSCLE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE BUT LATER DISCOVERED A RU PTURE.

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