Mining Incidents

No 1 Mine Coal

Controlled by Williams Steve
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405851

MSHA record for No 1 Mine (mine ID 4405851). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Nov 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

July 16, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING U1 ROOF BOLTS EMP TWISTED LEFT KNEE

1986 · 4 incidents

September 19, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE REPAIRING3BATTERY RODS THE TWO ENDS CAME IN CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. CAUSING A ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT BURNT THE MANS HANDS.

September 3, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE ROOF BOLTER3WAS BOLTING IN #4 CRUSS CUT WHEN THE ABOVE ROCK ABOUT 5 IN THICK FELL THE ROCK CAUGHT THE CANOPY AND A PIECE OF ROCK PUSHED THE OPERATGOR INTO THE SIDE OF THE PINNER BRUISI SHOULDER AND RI6S

1985 · 6 incidents

October 30, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS WORKING ON SHUITTLE CAR WHEN THE CRIB BLOCKS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER IT CAUSING IT TO FALL THE SIDE HE WAS WORKING ON KICKED UP CATCHING HIM IN THE RIBS.

June 17, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF IN THE #2 INTAKE FELL AT 7:20 AM ON THE 17TH DAY OF JUNE 1985 INCESTAGAION WAS MADE BY I.NAME HIS INVESTIGATION REVEALED STREAKS OF COAL AND WATER IN SHALE TOP

June 12, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF IN #5 RETURN AN COURSE FELL. THERE WER NO PERSONEL INJURED. THE CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCDIENTAL FALL OF THE ROOF WERE SMALL STREAKS OF COAL AND WATER IN THE SLIDE TOP.

June 11, 1985 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I,NAME WAS HELPING LOAD RAIL ON THE MOTOR OUTSIDE THE MINE AND HAD LOADED & WHEN ON THE LAST RAIL HE CLAIMED HE HURT HIS BACK. I,NAME WAS BEING HEP ED BY THE WITNESSES.

April 16, 1985 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

I,NAME WAS TRAMMING HIS OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR FROM THE FEEDER BACK TO THE FACE WHEN A SLAB OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM IN BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG BREAKING HIS ANKLE IN TWO PLACES.

1984 · 5 incidents

December 12, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME BOLTING IN FACE.RAISING DRILL HEAD WHEN PARALLEL ARMS CROSSED CATCHING I.NAME RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS MASHING OFF FING ERNAILS AND CRUSHEING BONES IN BOTH FINGERS.

November 13, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HELPING LAY TRACK WHEN THE SCOOP IN WHICH THE RAIL WAS LAYING BACKED OVER A HUMP CAUSING THE RAIL TO BEND UPWARD CAUSING THE FISH PLATE TO JUMP OUT AND HIT I.NAME ON THE LFT HAND

March 5, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON 21 SC SHUTTLECAR CABLE REEL HAD COVER ON CABLE REEL RAISED IT FELL AND CAUGHT RT HAND INJURY RESULT TO RT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER

January 18, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, BACK STARTED HURTING STRESS FRACTURE ON SPINE WAS CAUSED BY BEING BENT OVER TO MUCH

1983 · 6 incidents

August 23, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MR. HINCHER WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF WITH A 36" DRILL ROD. THE DRILL ROD FELL FROM THE HOLE CATCHING, MR. HINCHER RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND AND RESULTED IN BROKEN BONE. THE FINGER WAS C AUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF DRILL HEAD AND THE ROOF DRILL ROD.

May 24, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MR BRIDGES WHILE MOVING A FLGHT PUMP 1 1/2 HP PICKED THE PUMP UP AND STRAINED BACK NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT

March 25, 1983 VA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

MR PERRY HAD WENT UP THE LADDER ON TOP OF THE OFFICE TO GET A BOARD WHEN HE STARTED BACK DOWN THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM HE FELL TO THE FLOOR ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER

February 24, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

E FORWARD TO GIVE HIM EXTRA CABLE...WEIGHT FORCED EMPL DOWN.RECEIVED RUPTURE IN GROIN.

January 20, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE FOR SHIFT CHANGE ON MANTRIP RAILMOTOR MR BEGLEY PUT HIS RIGHT LEG UP IN THE AIR OUT OF THE MANTRIP AND CAUGHT THE ROOF PULLING LIGTMANS AND MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT L EG SAID HE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK A ICE CYCLE DOWN

January 12, 1983 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Eastern Dominion Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GILLIAM WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM AROUND THE #3 BELT DRIVE. HE WAS SHOVELING AT THE PULLING HIS SHOVEL BETWEEN THE SPLICE IN THE BELT CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL THEREFORE PULLING HIS SHOVEL BETWEEN THE BRACE & BELT ROLLER & FORCING HIS LEFT HAND & ARM WITH IT. PULLING THE LEGIMENTS & MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT ARM.

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