Betty B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
No 8 Mine: 11 reportable incidents Coal
Betty B Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Thyssen Schachtbau Gmbh
Coeburn,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405118
MSHA record for No 8 Mine (mine ID 4405118). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Ownership history
- Betty B Coal Company Inc 1978 to 1982
- Betty B Coal Company Inc 1982 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 8 Mine sits in Wise County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 5.9% of county employment.
Local economic context
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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.Wise County, Virginia · Population 35,727
5.9%
Mining share of county employment
$50,740
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1985 · 3 incidents
April 17, 1985
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL MAKING BELT SPLICE WITH SEWING MACHINE AND GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN SEWING MACHINE.
February 26, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS PICKING UP A 15 GALLON BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
1984 · 1 incident
January 17, 1984
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
REPAIRING SPEED REDUCER ON MINER AND SPEED REDUCER FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
1983 · 7 incidents
November 14, 1983
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROLLING CUTTING HEAD DRUM INTO SCOOP FROM TRUCK BED,LUG ON DRUM CAUGHT HAND AGAINST SCOOP.FRACTURE 5TH METACARPAL RIGHT HAND.
August 15, 1983
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE BELT WITH A SHOVEL THE SHOVEL JERKED AND JERKED EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM
August 5, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
BOLTING UP OVERCAST WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM ACROSS LEFT ARM FRACTURE LEFT RADIUS
April 12, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTED 30 GAL BARREL OF WATER -HALF FULL AND STARAINED HIS BACK.
March 2, 1983
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING MOTOR OUTSIDE AND HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND PLACED AGAINST THE BUMPER, HE STARTED DOWN HILL AND ANOTHER BUMPER CAUGHT HIS HAND.
January 10, 1983
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
LOW COAL.
January 3, 1983
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING STEEL AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AND TOP OF MINE.