Mining Incidents

No 7 Coal

Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by Theodore Yates
Clintwood, Va, Dickenson County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406823

MSHA record for No 7 (mine ID 4406823). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
53
Years on record
1996–1999
Latest incident
Sep 1999
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

53 on file

1999 · 17 incidents

August 10, 1999 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDERGROUND. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

July 19, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS TIGHTENING A WHEELLUG NUT ON A SHUTTLE CAR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK AND HIP.

April 27, 1999 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS UNDERGROUND SETTING A PUMP. HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK.

April 20, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING A MANTRIP UNDERGROUND. THE MANTRIP BOUNCED AND HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MANTRIP. HIS KNEE WAS BRUISED & SWOLLEN.

March 22, 1999 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING WATERHOSE UNDERGROUND. HE MOVED TO GO TURN HOSE OFF AND BUMPED HIS HEAD INTO CRIB BLOCK. INJURED NECK.

March 15, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. HE TURNED AWAY LOST HIS BALANCE & TWISTED HIS BACK

February 13, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SUPPLIES AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

January 17, 1999 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL. NO DAMAGE. ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THERE WAS NO WORK BEING DONE. THE AREA WAS TIMBERED AND CORDONED OFF.

January 8, 1999 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDERGROUND. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE BRUISED HIS HIP AND SIDE ON A SELF RESCUER WHICH HE WAS WEARING.

January 6, 1999 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss OTHER
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON SHUTTLE CAR AND FELT A TUG IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS STOMACH. LATER HE NOTICED A BULGE AND SUSPECTED A HERNIA. LATER IT WAS DETERMINED TO NOT BE WORK RELATED, A TUMOR O R CYST.

1998 · 16 incidents

August 31, 1998 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING HACKSAW AND CUT HIS HAND. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

August 26, 1998 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

0-30" ROCK FELL ON BELT CAUSING BELT TO STALL. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. WORK PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED FOR 1 1/2 HR. TO REMOVE ROCK.

June 27, 1998 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A BELT SPLICE AND CUT HIS FINGER WITH A UTILITY BLADE. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

June 12, 1998 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE CUT HIS FINGER ON A NAIL. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

March 23, 1998 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK EE ON BACK AND FOOT. LEFT FOOT WAS BROKEN.

March 2, 1998 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

February 6, 1998 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A UTILITY BLADE TO TRIM A BELT SPLICE. HE CUT THROUGH THE BELT INTO HIS LEFT THIGH WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

1997 · 9 incidents

August 18, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER MOVING A PUMP. HE RAISED UP AND HIT A ROOF BOLT WITH HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

July 18, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON A FEEDER WITH A SLATE BAR. THE SLATE BAR JERKED HIS ARM AND INJURED HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINED WORKING REGULARLY UNTIL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED 10-7-97.

March 28, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CROUCHED DOWN WHILE OPERATING MACHINE. HIS LEG WAS UNDER DRILL HEAD WHEN IT CAME DOWN. HIS LEG WAS BRUISED.

March 6, 1997 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS IS RECURRENCE OF INJURY 8-21-96 REPORTED 8-26-96. EE WAS INSIDE WATCHING WATERLINE WHICH CAME APART. EE WAS "STARTLED" AND TWISTED, HURTING HIS BACK.

March 5, 1997 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN AREA ON 3-5-97. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 3-12-97, AFTER HE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DR 0N 3-11-97.

1996 · 11 incidents

August 21, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING OIL CAN. TWISTED AND STRAINED BACK.

July 30, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS STRUCK ON SHOULDER BY A PIECE OF 2" PIPE

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