Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP OVERCAST ROCK SLIPPED DOWN OFF TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE, LOWER BACK WHILE HE WAS SCOOPING ON ROCK.
Mine #1: 17 reportable incidents Coal
Fleetwood Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Steve Findley
Wise,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406689
MSHA record for Mine #1 (mine ID 4406689). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1992–1994
- Latest incident
- Feb 1994
Ownership history
- M C M Mining Inc 1992 to 1992
- Fleetwood Energy Inc 1992 to 1993
- Fleetwood Energy Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Mine #1 sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
17 on file1994 · 1 incident
1993 · 10 incidents
October 16, 1993
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING PIN THAT HELD COVER ON MINER. REACHED TO LIFT COVER UP. BUT AT SAME TIME SAME NEW ROLLED CUTTER HEAD TO SET SOME BITS WHEN DOING SO THIS CAUGHT FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck by powered moving object
CAR HIT MINER HARD CAUSING MINER OPERATOR TO BE THROWN FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD.
July 10, 1993
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN #3 FACE HE SET HIS ATRS UP AGAINST TVJA WHEN HE DID IT CAUSED SMALL PIECE DRAW ROCK TO BREAK LOOSE & FALL STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT LEG
July 10, 1993
VA · Coal
utility man, errand boy, service truck operator
FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN #1 ENTRY WHEN HE HIT LEFT SIDE OF FACE ON ROOF BOLT PALTE THAT WAS BENT DOWN FROM TOP. HE CUT LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
July 8, 1993
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE MOVING HIS DRILL BOLTER.
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PUMP AT #4 ENTRY INTERSECTION WHEN HE PICKED IT UP TOMOVE THE PUMP BACK WAS STRAINED
May 25, 1993
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DRILL OPERATOR INSTALL ROOF BOLT. BOLT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND DRILL HEAD.
April 22, 1993
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
GREASING LONG JOHN AND MASHED THUMB.
April 16, 1993
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS TAKING PLUG OUT MINE HEAD TO PUT ON ONE. WRENCH SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE MASHED SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND & CUT FINGER AT KNUCKLE.
January 9, 1993
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TRAMMING MINER-CROSSED OVER ROCK ON BOTTOM CAUSING BOOM END OF MINER TO RAISE-CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN MINER & MINE ROOF.
1992 · 6 incidents
December 28, 1992
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKED UP BUNDLE ROOF BOLTS TO PUT ON PINNED TURNED AROUND TO LAY THEM ON POWER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
December 15, 1992
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING PINNER STEERED PINNER OVER TOWARD RIB AND CAUGHT HIS LEG AGAINST RIB AND PINNER FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN MUD.
December 14, 1992
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fleetwood Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS HELPING LIFT A GUARD RAIL BACK IN PLACE ON 14CM 3 JOY MACHINE.HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS TESTICLES.
August 20, 1992
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M C M Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
55021ID HE MUST HAVE HURT HIS BACK SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT BECAUSE HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MOUNTAL WITH IT HURTING AND ONLY THING HEAVY HE DID WAS MOVE A WELDER DURING HISFT HE DID NOT SAY ANYT 89570END OF HIS SHIFT ON 8 20082 AND HE SAT IN OFFICE AND TALKED FOR AT LEAST 30 MIN THAT ELEVATOR.
August 13, 1992
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
M C M Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
95149ED WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE. BOLT TWISTED WHEN HE WENT TO BEND IT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FOWARD AND HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION BEHIND HIS RIGHT ARM.
June 29, 1992
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
M C M Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
INJURED STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.