Mining Incidents

Mine No 1 Coal

Eastern Energy Corp · Underground
Pilgrims Knob, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405629

MSHA record for Mine No 1 (mine ID 4405629). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Aug 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

August 3, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Chad Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP SLID UNDE9 ROCK BROW EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK

April 22, 1987 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Chad Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS C2ECKING VOLTAGE ON MINER WHEN HE GOT AN ARC BETWEEN TWO PHASES CAUSING BURNS TO HIS HANDS & FACE

April 22, 1987 VA · Coal ELECTRICAL
Chad Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING VOLTAGE ON MINER WHEN HE GOT AN ARC BETWEEN TWO PHASES CAUSING BURNS TO HIS EYE.

1986 · 2 incidents

October 28, 1986 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Chad Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

USIONG JACK HAM4ER, RINING IN EARS

September 8, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chad Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING BITS IN3MINER, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

1985 · 4 incidents

November 12, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Energy Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS GOING INTO #4 ENTRY, WHICH WAS A SIDLING PLACE. HE HAD THE SCOOP BOWED UP, TRYING TO GET INTO THE PLACE, AND IT SLID INTO THE RIB. IT JAMMED HIS NECK, WHEN THE SCOOP HIT THE RIB.

March 21, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Energy Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 55 FOOT LONG 20FT WIDE8FT TO 10 FOOT THICK ROOF FELL COMING TORNOUGH NO.5 ENTRY TO END OF BLOCK OF COAL FALL WILL NOT BE CLEAN UP.

1984 · 1 incident

November 7, 1984 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Energy Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT MINING LIGHT ANBAND HARD HAT IN CURTAIN AND SUFFERED BACK AND NECK SPRAIN.

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