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Covenant Coal Corp Lower Seaboard E: 18 reportable incidents Coal

Covenant Coal Corp · Underground
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406649

MSHA record for Covenant Coal Corp Lower Seaboard E (mine ID 4406649). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1991–1996
Latest incident
Apr 1996
Ownership history
  1. Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc 1991 to 1992
  2. Cavalier Mining Inc 1992 to 1993
  3. Westfork Coal Corp 1993 to 1994
  4. Donna Jean Mining 1994 to 1995
  5. Liberty Resources Inc 1995 to 1996
  6. Canada Coal Corp 1996 to 1998
  7. Covenant Coal Corp 1998 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Covenant Coal Corp Lower Seaboard E sits in Tazewell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 3.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ 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.
Tazewell County, Virginia · Population 39,933
3.1%
Mining share of county employment
$45,788
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1996 · 1 incident

1995 · 3 incidents

November 14, 1995 VA · Coal STRIKING OR BUMPING
Liberty Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN APPROX 48" H AS HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD ON A ROCK LEDGE AND KNOCKED HIS SELF DOWN, STOVING UP HIS NECK.

August 3, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Donna Jean Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DECK ON A 482 SCOOP WHILE HE WAS OPERATING IT EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE SCOOP AROUND & MASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER & LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE T WO SECTIONS OF THE SCOOP

July 21, 1995 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Donna Jean Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A HOLE IN THE BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED LETTING HIS FINGER SLIDE BETWEEN A CONNECTING JOINT. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG MEAN-WHILE KNOCKED OUT THE JACK HOLDING UP THE HEAD. THE BOOM SLIPPED, CUTTING OFF HIS FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT.

1994 · 5 incidents

October 19, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westfork Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE & HURT HIS BACK. COMPLAINING WITH PAIN TO BACK & LEG.

July 30, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westfork Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PLASTERING LINE BRATTICE WHEN HE THREW PLASTER IN CORNER AND SPLASHED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

July 16, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westfork Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLT IN ROOF T OP & MOVED TO ANOTHER PLACE WHILE MOVING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE THIS WAS A KNEE THAT HAD BEEN INJURED ABOUT 2 YRS BEFORE AT ANOTHER MINES

April 15, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westfork Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING 4' ROOF BOLT IN HOLE STARTIN STRAIGHT BOLT BOLT KICKED AROUND CAUGHT LITTLE FIGNE RON END OF BOLT WHEN BOLT KICKED BACK.

1993 · 1 incident

March 29, 1993 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cavalier Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING STOPPINGS & LIFTED A CINDER BLOCK & STRINED HIS WRIST

1992 · 4 incidents

March 18, 1992 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GOLF CAR BATTERIES BLOWED UP FOR UNKNOWN REASON.

February 21, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPR BUGGY WENT UNDER MINER CABLE LOAD CAUGHT CABLE TORE IT DOWN CAUGHT HIM ACROSS FACE.

January 15, 1992 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS CHECKING CONECTION ON A 6 BOLT GOLF CART BAT WHEN IT BLEW UP IN HIS FACE GETTING ACID IN HIS EYE.

1991 · 4 incidents

December 4, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Jamie Marcus Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACK OF SEAT ON MINER BROKE OK STRAKING HIM IN HIS BACK.