EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN (RODE DOWN) BETWEEN A BOLT AND SAFETY JACK. THE ROCK RODE EMPLOYEE OVER THE PINNER (DID NOT ACTUALLY FALL DOWN ON HIM- IT RODE HIM DOWN). ROC ROCK WAS 18" WIDE, 2" THICK AND 28" LONG.
No 3: 10 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 3 (mine ID 4406069). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1984–1988
- Latest incident
- Feb 1988
- S G Coal Company Inc 1984 to 1988
- P M C Coal Company Inc 1988 to 1990
- Andy Trent Branch Coal Company Inc 1990 to 1993
- M P & M Coal Company Inc 1993 to present
No 3 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
10 on file1988 · 2 incidents
SLIPPED & FELL 2N ICE WHILE CARRYING TOOL BOX
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOLYEE STATE8 HE STEPPED ON A BOARD & T URNED HIS LEFT FOOT
FELL IN THE #1 9NTRY OF THE RETURN FALL WAS 18 FT BY 40 FT BY 1 1/2 FT.
1986 · 2 incidents
THIS FALL WAS D3SCOVERED WHEN WE REPORTED FOR WORK ON 1/31/86. IT WAS 20 FT WIDE 35 FT LONG AND FROM 5 TO 7 FT THICK. IT FELL IN THE 1 HEADING ON BLEEDER LINE OF PILLERED SECTION 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD Z30. 3
EMPL LIFTING MI3ING TIMBERS AND HURT SIDES.HE HAD HERNIAS IN BOTH SIDES.THE INDUSTRIAL COMM. HAS REQ A HEARING BECAUSE EMPL IS CLAIMING HE WAS HURT IN OCTOBER 1985 BUT DIDNT REPORT ANYTHING OR GO TO DR UNTIL31-2-86.
1985 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING A ROOF BOLT & SAID HE HURT HIS BACK (NO REPORT WAS TURNED IN UNTIL 090685) THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT IN DUE TO & AS A RESULT OF AN AUDIT ON 011486
FELL IN #3 HDG DIRECTLY OUTBY SPAD A707 FOR DISTANCE OF 50-60\.IT WAS BETWEEN 16-20\ WIDE X 5-7\DEEP.FALL OCCURRED DURING WEEKEND AND WAS FOUND AT 5:30 AM 6-17-85.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE AND ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
1984 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING BRAKES AND TURNED AROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT LOST ANY TIME UNTIL 1-21-85, HE MISSED THAT DAY AND HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLAINED HIS KNEE OFF AND ON DURING THAT TIME.