EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD TIMBERS OFF A FORKLIFT TO A MINE FLAT CAR, THEY WERE ROLLING TIMBERS OFF FORK WHEN A PAIN STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN BACK.
Lambert Fork: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Lambert Fork (mine ID 4400241). 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
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- Sep 1984
- Clinchfield Coal Company 1950 to present
Lambert Fork sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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
12 on file1984 · 3 incidents
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING S/C. WHEN BOARD STRUCK HER SIDE.
WIFE CALLED AND SAID HE EITHER HAD A MUSCLE STRAIN OR SLIPPED DISC. IN BACK.
1983 · 9 incidents
EMP WAS HELPING TO MOVE A POWER UNIT WHEN A STRAP LINK BEING USED FOR AN EYE FOR A ROPE FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT JAW
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER AND A PARKED SHUTTLE CAR IN X-CUT BESIDE MINER RAN BACK HITTING HIM KNOCKING HIM INTO SIDE OF MINER CAUSING EXTENSIVE BRUISES TO CHEST AND STOMACH
LOADING BELT STRUCKTURE WHEN HURT BACK.LATER LOADING TIMBERS PAIN BECAME SEVERE.
ROCK FELL OUT HITTING SUBJECT
EMPLOYEE WAS DRINNING HOLE WHEN LOOSE ROCK SLID OFF CANOPY, HIT HIM ON LEFT FOOT.
SMALL SCALE ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP HITTING SUBJECT ON EAR.
SUBJECT WAS CLEANING UP PLACE WHEN TOP BUMPED AND SANDSTONE FAIL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING SUBJECT ON TOP OF HAND, REQUIRED SIX STITCHES FOR CUT.
PINNER STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE HITTING SUBJECT ON FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM TOP MASHING FINGER BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND ROCK.