Mining Incidents

Crossbrook A Coal

Westmoreland Coal Company · Underground
Osaka, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4400295

MSHA record for Crossbrook A (mine ID 4400295). 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
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1984 · 6 incidents

August 30, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STEPPED IN H OLE & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE WAS CARRYING TIMBER AT THE TIME.

May 1, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED WHILE HANGING AIR LOCK DOOR DOOR FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST AND A NAIL STICKING OUT PUNCTURED WRIST

March 7, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE JACKING MOTOR ON TRACK, EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER MOTOR TO GET CRIB BLOCK, MOTOR CREELED OVER CATCHING HAND BETWEEN JACK AND CRIB BLOC

March 2, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED STATED HE WAS TRYING TO GET WATER FROM AROUND TAILPIECE AND WALKED INTO METAL BOARD WHEN HE SLIPPED.

1983 · 8 incidents

October 14, 1983 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

IT IS APPARENT THAT INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH THE BELT HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP.

September 21, 1983 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER, THE BOOM CAME DOWN LET DOWN AND CAUGHT THE LID CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SIDE AND ARMS.

September 6, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED IT IS APPARENT THAT INJURED WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN THE PULL ROPE HOOK SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS BACK ON A CINDER BLOCK

August 29, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

April 13, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED IT IS APPARENT THAT INJ WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCK HE SLIPPED AND DROPPED CRIB BLOCK ON LEFT FOOT

March 8, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED, IT IS APPARENT THAT INJURED WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

March 3, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED, IT IS APPARENT THAT INJURED WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.

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The full compliance file on Crossbrook A

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