EE STEPPED FROM TOP OF MINER TO THE FLOOR AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTED HIS FOOT AND BROKE A BONE IN THE TOP OF THE FOOT. WEARING RUBBER HARD TOE BOOTS.
Big Dog Coal Co #4: 14 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Big Dog Coal Co #4 (mine ID 4406638). 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
- 1991–1995
- Latest incident
- Jan 1995
- Big Dog Coal Company Inc 1991 to present
Big Dog Coal Co #4 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% 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 file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 3 incidents
WEAR AND TEAR IN GROIN AREA CAUSED BY LONG TERM TWISTING AND TURNING,BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WHILE OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER.
HIGH ANGLE SLIP NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL 240' FROM FACE. 20' X 30' X 8' AREA.
HAD ROCK FALL IN INTERSECTION OF #2 HEADING IN LAST ROW 2 OPEN BREADES. FALL WAS APPROX. 18' WIDE, 80' LONG, 7' THICK.
1993 · 6 incidents
LIFTING CANOPY T O BE INSTALLED ON SCOOP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL TO WATCH THE MINER CABLE. A ROCK 44" X 45" X 8" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE TO THE MINE FLOOR.
RIB ROLLED OFF KNOCKING EMPLYEE AGAINST A SHUTTLECAR
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A BOLT IN A CANOPY LEG. THEY WERE CUTTING THE HOLE WITH A TORCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SCOOP UNDERGROUND, HIT BUMP IN FLOOR BOUNDING HIM UPWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.
WHILE LOADING BLOCK INTO A SCOOP BUCKET A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK & KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND
1992 · 3 incidents
WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT THE #2 DRIVE TWIST TO LAY COAL ON COAL BELT- HEARD POP IN BACK- SLIP DISC.
WHILE CHANGING COAL DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND BEARING PINCHING SKIN FROM LEFT HAND.
WET SURFACE AND MUDDY BOOTS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP FROM LOADER WHILE SERVICING FALLING ABOUT SIX FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON RIGHT FOOT FIRST.
1991 · 1 incident
FELL AND TWISTED LEG,STRIKING KNEE AREA ON BOTTOM WHILE HELPING LIFT UP A 10/SC TIRE.EMPLOYEE THOUGHT KNEE WAS JUST BRUISED BUT KEPT EXPERIENCING PAIN-SAW A PHYSICIAN FIRST ON MARCH 6,1992.