Mining Incidents

Phillips Creek Mine #6 Coal

Controlled by Steven R Mullins
Pound, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406109

MSHA record for Phillips Creek Mine #6 (mine ID 4406109). 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
1985–1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1989 · 2 incidents

February 2, 1989 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS MOVING SHOT MATERIAL AND HE REPORTED TO MR THAT HE BACKED UP OVER A ROCK AND JARRED OR IMPACTED HIMSELF AND BRUISED A MUSLCE IN HIS LWOER LEFT SIDE.

1988 · 2 incidents

December 8, 1988 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS RUNNING A DOZER ON THE HAUL ROAD AND WAS GRADING THE ROAD WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK HAD BOUNCED HIM IN THE SEAT OPERATOR REPORTED TO THE FOREMAN WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT SAID HE DID NOT THINK THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM BUT ON FRI 12-23-88 HE HAD TO SEE A DR

August 10, 1988 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SET CRIB BLOCKS TO SET A WATER PUMP. WHEN SAID EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE OF THE BLOCKS AND SPRAINED SECTION OF BLOCK PUNTURED.

1987 · 2 incidents

April 16, 1987 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF REMOVING HINCH DISCHARGE PUMP LINE FROM THE PUMPING (WATER) AREA WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STOOPED OVER TO PICK UP A SECTION OF THE LINE HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

January 3, 1987 VA · Coal drill operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILL OPERATOR 4AS DRILLING PARALELL TO THE HIGHWALL AND AFTER MOVING TIDE DRILL TO START ANOTHER HOLE. WHEN THE DRILL WASSET UP FOR DRILLING OPERATOR STRIKE OUT OF THE CAB TO SPEAK TO THE BLA STING FOREMAN A3D ON HIS RETURN TO THE CAB A ROCK DISLODGED FROM 4 FT ABOVE AND HIT THE BACK OF THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HARD TOE RUBBER BOOTS.

1986 · 2 incidents

July 9, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Fall from machine

MECHANIC WAS ST5NDING ON FRONT BUMPER OF 777 CAT PAYHAULER REPAIRING AIR CONDITIONER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROX 5 1/2 FT TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS SIDE ON THE CORNER OF A VISE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO TH9 SERVICE TRUCK THAT WAS PARKED CLOSE BY

April 2, 1986 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR WAS DE8IGNATED TO DRIVE A HAULER ON THIS SHIFT AND PRIOR TO STARTING THE HAULING SHIFT OPERATOR HAD USED WATER TRUCK TO DAMPEN THE HAULAGE ROAD WHEN COMPLETED THE OPERATOR PROCEEDED T O CLIMB THE ACC9SS LADDER TO THE OPERATORS COMP OF THE HAULER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM THE CATWALK

1985 · 2 incidents

December 27, 1985 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck by falling object

BLASTING AGENT 4AS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE BACK OF BLASTING TRUCK WHEN HE REACHED INTO THE TRUCK HE RAISED HIS LEFT LEG FOR FURTHER REACH & SIMATAINEUSLY A SMALL ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE BAN K ABOVE HIM & H3T DIRECTLY ON HIS ANKLE LEFT FOOT & CAUSED A HAIR LINE FX

December 7, 1985 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Steven R Mullins Excavating Inc · Struck against stationary object

HAULBACK DRIVER3OPERATOR HAD STOPPED HIS MACHINE AND CLIMBED UPON CATWALK OF 992 C LOADER AND WHEN CLIMBING UP HE HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET OF LOADER AND LACERATED SAME ALSO BRUIS ED. 3

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