Mining Incidents

No 16 Coal

Controlled by Gary Baker
Cleveland, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406252

MSHA record for No 16 (mine ID 4406252). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1987–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2004
1
inspections on record
1
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 1 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

March 1, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING TAIL PC TWISTED BACK

1989 · 5 incidents

August 17, 1989 VA · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING COAL WITH HAND HELD DRILL WHEN DRILL HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE EAR.

August 9, 1989 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIDING WORK BUS HOME FROM WORK AND UMWA PICKETS THREWS ROCKS AND HIT I,NAME IN THE HEAD, HE WAS TEMPORIARLY KNOCKED OUT AND TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER TO RUSSLE COUNTY MEDICAL EMERGENCY ROOM. T HE CUT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

May 23, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS FOOT AND BROKE HIS TOE.

March 7, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER AND ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT HIS FOOT AND BROKE TOE.

1988 · 2 incidents

July 28, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF PINNER WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHEN STEEL FELL ON HIS FINGER.

May 30, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK SLIPPED FORM MINE TOP AND STRUCK INJ IN CHEST.

1987 · 3 incidents

April 3, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE ST6MBLED AND FELL AND THE HAMMER HE WAS CARRYING HIT HIS ARM AND BROKE IT.

March 20, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ivy Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS3PULLING ROCK FROM MINE TOP AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT.

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