THE MINE FOREMAN WAS IN PROCESS OF EXAMINING ROOF IN THE NO.3 ENTRY WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 3' FEET LONG, 3' FEET WIDE AND 6" INCHES THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM O N LEFT HIP.
No 2: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 2 (mine ID 4406288). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1987–1989
- Latest incident
- May 1989
- Wahtahshi Land & Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1988
- K A P Mining Inc 1988 to present
No 2 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
9 on file1989 · 4 incidents
FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN ENTRIES 5 AND 6 APPROX. 3 CROSSCUTS FROM FACE APPROX. 16' WIDE X 20' LENGTH 4' FEET THICK.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED NO 4 ENTRY ONE CROSSCUT INBYU SECTION LOSING POINT FEEDER NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
ROOF OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY 2 CROSSCUT OUTBY ACTIVE FACE NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE
1988 · 4 incidents
WHILE RAISING A CATWALK UP OVER AN I-BEAM FOR INSTALLATION OF THE CATWALK AROUND THE SURFACE BELT DRIVE, THE CATWALK SLIPPED FORWARD AND CAUGHT THE VICTIMS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE CATWALK AN D AN I-BEAM.
WHILE BOLTING TOP HE WALKED ARUND ROOF BOLTER TO GET A ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BIG RT TOE
INJURED WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR BAR SLIPPED STRIKING INJURED ACROSS THE CHEST INJURED FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO DOCTOR'S OFFICE THE NEXT DAY XRAYS SHOWED NOTHING HE WAS GIVEN A PRESC RIPTION AND RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLOOWING DAY
INJURED PERSON WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF HAULWAY WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE RAN INTO A PIECE OF WIRE HANGING DOWN FROM THE ROOF INJURING HIS RIGHT EYE
1987 · 1 incident
EMP TRAMMING FE9DER BACK TO T AILPIECE WHEN LOOSE RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM IN BACK OF LEGS