Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

W & D Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Davis Diane
Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405737

MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4405737). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1984–1988
Latest incident
Mar 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

February 19, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE STARTED TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER FROM WHERE IT WAS AND PULLED THE PINNER UP ONTO HIS "L" FOOT.

1987 · 2 incidents

December 14, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
W & D Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATOR HAD ROOF BOLT WRENCH LAYING ON BOOM OF ROOF DRILL WHILE DRILLING.THE WRENCH FELL OFF BOOM AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEECAP BRUISING IT.

October 9, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
W & D Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT THUMB ON3LEFT HAND IN ROLLER ON TARPOLIN ON A COAL TRUCK BED.

1985 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING ON CABLES & COMPLAINED WITH HIS BACK

August 28, 1985 VA · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B & B Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE GOT UP FROM DINNER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE FRACTURED 2 RIBS.

1984 · 5 incidents

October 16, 1984 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHECKING STEERING JACK ON CUTTING MACHINE IN A STRAINED POSITION STRAINED CHEST MUSCLES.

September 10, 1984 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
B & B Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS BACKING UP & HIT HIS NECK ON HEADER BOARD.

July 19, 1984 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP CABLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK

July 17, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
B & B Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HIS FINGER SLIPPED BACK UNDER RAM IN SCOOP DIPPER BROKE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND

July 10, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B & B Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING SLACK IN MACHINE CABLE STRAINED BACK. SAID BACK STARTED HURTING THAT NIGHT REPORTED NEXT MORNING.

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