JACKING CUTTER 6AR ADJUSTMENT ON 16 JOY CUTTING MACHINE WITH A PORTA POWER WHEN I NAME WAS HOLDING 2 CAT PADS TO SHIM UP WITH AND THEY CAUGHT BETWEEN PADS CUTTING RING FINGER RT HAND
No 5a: 14 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 5a (mine ID 4405920). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- May 1986
- Crockett Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
No 5a sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% 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
14 on file1986 · 2 incidents
USING SCOOP TO 9AISE SHUTTLE CAR TO CHANGE FLAT WHILE PUSHING A CRIB BLOCK UNDER CAR. A NAIL WAS IN THE END OF CRIB BLOCK & WENT THRU BOOT & PUNCHED.
1985 · 4 incidents
ROTORY BREAKER TURNED AND CAUGHT LEFT LEG MASHIN MUSCLE & PUNCTURING HOLE IN SKIN.
HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE.
FINGERS WERE CAUGHT UNDER SCOOP BUCKET ON THE WAY.
CUTTING BELT WITH KNIFE CAME OUT OF BELT AND CUT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
1984 · 6 incidents
MINER HELPER WENT TO MOVE TIMBER OUT OF THE WAY. CABLE CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE TIMBER PUSHING TIMBER AGAINST THE TOP. CAUGHT THE TIMBER AGAINST ROOF BOLTER.
WHILE PUSHING CURTIN OUT OF WAY OPERATOR GOT AGAINST RIB & SCOOP MASHING FINGER
WHILE THROWIND POWER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY I NAME STRAINED BACK.
FEDERAL REGULATIONS WE WERE FORCED TO INSTLL CANOPES ON SHUTTLE CAR WHICH CAUSES OPERATOR TO OPERATE CAR WITH HEAD HANGING OUT KEEPING BACK IN STRAIN THE BOUNCING AND JARRING PULLED MUSCLE IN IN BACK.
OPERATOR LET HYDRAULIC CANOPY DOWN ON FINGER
WHILE MOVING THE 4/0 MINER CABLE THAT GOES TO THE MINER KENNETH PICKETT SUFFERED A STRAIN TO THE BACK.
1983 · 2 incidents
TAKING ROCK OFF BELT (LIFT).
WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DRIVE SPROCKET FROM FEEDER WITH A WHEEL PULLER. WHEN THE WHEEL PULLER SLIPPED & CAUGHT THE LEFT HAND ACROSS THE FIRST 2 FINGERS CUTTING THEM.