Mining Incidents

No 2 Coal

C & S Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Mullins Carl & Sylvia
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404532

MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4404532). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Feb 1990

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
October 21, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · ELECTRICAL
C & S Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR ONE PHASE OF THE 480 VOLT, THREE-PHASE AC CIRCUIT TO THE MAIN VENTILATING FAN FROM THE TOP OF THE UNITIZED SUSTATION, THE VICTIM WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE APPARENT LY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED 4160 VOLT AC CIRCUIT.

Reportable incidents

18 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1990 · 2 incidents

January 30, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & S Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WAS MOVING SCOOP HOUSING AROUND WITH CHAIN TO HIGHLIFT DIPPER CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING HOUSING TO FALL ON FINGER.

1989 · 6 incidents

December 11, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING PAIN IN THE LEFT HIP

October 2, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
C & S Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM BETEWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS A MINER HELPER.

August 21, 1989 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS IS A COALTRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS FIXING A FLAT & HURT HIS ARM

June 12, 1989 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
C & S Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE STATED THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIM WHILE LAYING ON A SCOOP. HE WAS OPERATING A 482 SS SCOOP.

1988 · 4 incidents

August 22, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A LID FELL OFF 2+60 MARIETTA MINER AND EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO ROLL LID TO RIB AND HURT BACK

August 8, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP STATED HE WENT DOWN BELT LINE TO REMOVE SOME ROCK OFF AND CLEAR A CRAWL WAY DOWN BESDIE BELT AND LIFTING A ROCK CAUSED INJ. EMP WAS NOT INFORM ED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

July 18, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PRYING WITH A BAR ON SCOOP CAR.

June 2, 1988 VA · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE ACCIDENT IS AN OLD INJURY .HE TOLD ME WHEN HE CAME OUTSIDE AT 11:00 AM THAT IT WAS WHERE HE WAS HURT BEFORE HE ALSO TOLD THE DOCTOR THAT HIS ABCK HAS BEEN HURT SINCE TUESDAY HE CAME OUT ON THURSDAY WENT TO DOCTOR FRIDAY.

1986 · 1 incident

February 4, 1986 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DO NOT KNOW IF 5NY CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY ACCIDENT ON THIS DATE. I NAME IS THE ONLY CAVE THAT SAYS INJURY OCCURRED HE REPORTED TO CARE ON 2-9-86 OF SAID INJ URY OF 2-4-86. 3

1985 · 4 incidents

May 27, 1985 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
C & S Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING A CUT MACHINE PULLING A ROPE OFF, A PIECE OF SOMETHING CAME OFF, WENT INTO HIS EYE

May 14, 1985 VA · Coal MACHINERY
C & S Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

RUNNING CUTTING MACHINE AND HIT A BUMP AND BUMPED HIM AGAINST THE TOP

March 5, 1985 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON A TAILPIECE OF BELTLINE. A KNOT CAME OUT ON HIS SIDE

1983 · 1 incident

January 31, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & S Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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