THE INJURED PERSON FELL WHILE PASSING THE ROOF BOLTING MAHCINE WHEN FALLING STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST A SHARP OBJECT ON THE BOLTING MACHINE
Mine No 2: 17 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Mine No 2 (mine ID 4405581). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
Watch this mine
Email me when a new MSHA incident is filed at Mine No 2.
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1984–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
- Middle Creek Coal Corp 1981 to 1986
- Wise Buck Corp 1986 to 1988
- Estep Coal Company Inc 1988 to present
Mine No 2 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
ⓘ
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
17 on file1989 · 6 incidents
HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON SECTION HOLDING A TIMBER AND LET HIS HELPER HIT THE TIMBER AND MISSED AND HIT HIS FINGER.
DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT AROUND ROOF BOLTS.FELL ON CANOPY,SLID DOWN BETWEEN BOOM AND CANOPY ON MINER AND CAUGHT HIS SHOULDER.
HE WAS BOLTING TOP ROCK BROKE FROM LAST ROLL IN FACE AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT.HE WAS UNDER CANOPY BOLTING LAST ROLL IN FACE.
INJURED PERSON WAS GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAIL PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ROCK CAUGHT IT AGAINST FRAME OF TAILPIECE CAUSING CUT & MASHED FINGER.
INJURED PERSON WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN SAW SLIPPED IN TIMBER CAUSING IT TO JUMP OUT AND CUTTING FINGER
1988 · 5 incidents
EMPL COMING OFF BELT LINE NEAR DISCHARGE ROLLER.BELT WAS INADVERTENTLY STARTED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL.
THE INJURED WAS CUTTING CABLE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT BACK OF HAND
STEPPED OFF TAILPIECE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE BREAKING BONE.
THE INJURED WAS THREADING TAILPIECE WHEN HE PULLED ON BELT CAUSING A HERNIA IN BOTTOM OF STOMACH.
ROOF FELL BETWEEN 2 AND 3 ENTRY 18X20X36
1987 · 2 incidents
MOVING BELT STE1PED OFF #5 TAILPIECE TWISTED ANKLE AND BROKE IT.
REWIRED SWITCH 6OX FOR FAN.HAD IT PHASED WRONG AND WHEN H EPULLED DISCONNECT TO CHANGE IT THE BOX BLEW UP.CHEST AREA AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE GOT BURNED.
1986 · 2 incidents
LIFTING A PUMP 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ON3A LEVEL APPROX. 20' BELOW THE MINE'S ENTRANCE, INSTALLING COAL CHUTE. A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WAS TOSSED DOWN TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE ANGLE IRON HIT A ROCK AND BOUNCED OF F THE ROCK AND 0LEW UP INTO THE AIR AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.
1984 · 2 incidents
ROOF FALL. ROOF FELL DUE TO BEING CLOSE TO THE OUTSIDE.
ROOF FALL