Alpha Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
SHARP PIECES OF METAL WAS ON EDGE OF SCOOP BUCKET AND MAN RUN HIS HAND OVER TO RESULTING IN SMALL CUT.
Mine #1 Coal
Alpha Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Jones Dennis
Lebanon,
Dickenson County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406355
MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4406355). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1990–1991
- Latest incident
- Jun 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1991 · 3 incidents
May 30, 1991
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
ELECTRICAL
Alpha Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)
HE HAD MADE A SPLICE IN THE BUGGY CABLE.HE WAS PLUGGING THE CAT HEAD BACK INTO THE RECEPTACLE.THE TIPS INSIDE THE BREAKER WERE STUCK TOGETHER LEAVING POWER ON THE RECEPTACLE CAUSING AN ARC WHE N THE CATHEAD WAS PLUGGED IN.
May 21, 1991
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CLEANING RIBS WITH A 482 S&S SCOOP RIBS WERE SOFT HE GOT SCOOP DECK AGAINST RIB AND LET APIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALL OUT BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB HITTING HIM IN THE SHOULDER AND BACK.
1990 · 1 incident
July 28, 1990
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BUGGY OPERATOR CAUGHT SHOULDER BETWEEN RIB & BUGGY.
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