Mine No 5 Coal

Comanche Coal Corp · Underground

Controlled by Blankenship Ralph

Hurley, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed

MSHA Mine ID: 4406487

MSHA record for Mine No 5 (mine ID 4406487). 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: 1989
Latest incident: Sep 1989

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 4 incidents

September 6, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Comanche Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND SLABBED AROUND BOLTS HITTING HIS HIP AND LEG.

August 15, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

Comanche Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING FEEDER UP ON T AILPIECE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TRAM LEVER & JACK HOLDING TAILPIECE

July 31, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Comanche Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

MUDSEAMS IN CROSSCUT CAUSING FALL 30 INCH TO 36 INCH APPROX. 14 FT WIDE AND 40 FT LONG.

April 13, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK

Comanche Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

OUT CROP MUD SEAM WATER PRESENT CAUSING ROOF FALL 0'20' L X 20' W X 48" THICK, NO MACHINERY WAS CAUGHT. DISCONTINUED MINING PULLED SECTION BACK.

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