THEY WERE MAKING A BELT SPLCE AND WHEN FINISHED WERE LETTING BELTING TENSION OFF WHEN THE HOOK ON THE BELT COME-A-LONG CAME LOOSE HITTING INJURED ON THE LEFT CHEEK CUTTING HIM ABOUT 3/4" LONG.
Mine No 2: 22 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4404632). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 22
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Dec 1992
- Malachi Coal Company Inc 1977 to 1978
- Custom Energy Inc 1978 to 1978
- Hagy Coal Company 1978 to 1979
- D J & C Coal Company Inc 1979 to 1983
- Travis Coal Company 1983 to 1985
- T & J Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1987
- Big Boot Mining Company Inc 1987 to 1989
- M P & M Coal Company Inc 1989 to present
Mine No 2 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
22 on file1992 · 5 incidents
HE WENT TO PUT MINER BREAKER IN AND IT BLEW UP ON HIM BURNING HIS HANDS.
HE WAS DRILLING TOP WITH ROOF BOLTER AND WAS CHANGING STEEL TO DRILL HOLE DEEPER WHEN HE LET THE HEAD POWER ON HIS FOOT.
CAUGHT KNEE BETWEEN ROOF AND SCOOP.
SCALE OF ROCK 1/2 TO 3/4 " THICK FELL FROM BOLT TO RIB 2' X 2' WIDE AND LANDED IN HIS LAP.
1991 · 7 incidents
ROOF SCALE FELL ON FOOT.
I NAME HAD KNEE UNDER ROOF BOLTER HEAD WHEN HE LET IT DOWN TO PUT ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL ON IT HIT HIS LEG BRUISING IT
PULLING BELT TOGETHER BAR SLIPPED OFF HOIST HITTING I NAME IN RIB
SCALE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HEAD LEFT.
WAS UNDER THE MINER BOOM LOADING HIS CAR WHEN A SCALE AND OR SLUG OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOFBOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE ARM.
WORKING ON MINER, HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER WORKING ON A CAT PAD.
WENT TO PUT BREAKER IN AT OUTSIDE BELT BOX WHEN HE DID IT BLEW UP BURNING HAND
1990 · 2 incidents
RIDING IN MANTRIP CAR RAISED HEAD INTO MINE ROOF HURTING RIBS.
TAKING GREASE BUCKET OUT OF MANTRIP CAR GOT HIT IN MOUTH WITH GREASE HOSE CHIPPING TEETH.
1988 · 4 incidents
HE WAS COMING TO THE OUTSIDE ON THE SCOOP. WHEN HE WENT OT TURN AROUND IN LOW SPOT. HIS CAP LIGHT CAUGHT THE ROOF A(D FERKED HIS HEAD INTO THE CA(OPY OUNT ON THE SCCOOP. RESUTING IN A CUT AB OVE LEFT EYE. WHICH REQUIRED 8 STICHES.
HE WAS ON WAY OUTSIDE TO GET BELT REPAIR TOOLS ON 2 MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER. HE WAS LAYING ON CART WHEN HE HIT ROUGH PLACE & BOUNCED HIM CAUSING HIM TO BUMP ELBOW.
I NAME HAD WENT TO THE SUPPLY HOLE TO GET THE GREASED AND OIL BUCKETS TO SERVICE THE MINER HE WAS LOADING THEN IN THE SCOOP BUCKET HE TWISTED AROUND TO PICK UP THE GREASE BUCKET AND EXPERIENCE A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
I NAME AND OTHER WERE REMOVING THE CABLE HOIST RED DEVILS FROM THE OUTSIDE BELT AFTER MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF OTHER HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE RELEASE LATCH CUTTING IT.
1986 · 2 incidents
BOLTING TOP SHI9T SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT AROUND THE PINNER STEEL AND WINDING UP AGAINST THE SHOULDER
A SMALL LOOSE R2CK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER.
1983 · 2 incidents
MR. MULLING WAS BACKING 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER OUT OF PLACE WHEN HE BACKED OVER A TIMBER CAUSING MACHINE TO LUNGE BACKWARD. MULLINS WAS ON HIS KNEES, RIGHT HAND ON TRAM LEVERS. MACHINE PULLED CAUSING HIM TO PULL MUSCLES IN BACK.
STUMBLED AND FELL ONTOP OF BELT ROLLER.CUT ARM REQ SIX STITCHES.