Mining Incidents

Preparation Plant Coal

Controlled by Donald Nicewonder
Hurley, Buchanan County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4404705

MSHA record for Preparation Plant (mine ID 4404705). 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
1983–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1990 · 1 incident

June 19, 1990 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS PULLING ON WIRE ROPE CABLE & GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN FINGER. EMPL WORKED ON 6/19 6/20 6/21 & WENT TO DR ON 6/22 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 6/25

1989 · 2 incidents

August 29, 1989 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON EQUIP AT WAS PLANT DROPPED BASKET ON HAND CUTTING LEFT HAND NO LOST TIME 5- 6 STITCHES

1987 · 2 incidents

December 29, 1987 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CONVEYOR AND APIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

September 18, 1987 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT THE PREP PLANT WELDING ON FILTER,WAS IN A TIGHT SPOT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL TIMES AND STRAINED HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS OFF FROM 01/11/85 UNTIL 04/01/85 WITH A LOSS OF 55 DAYS.HE WAS 2FF FROM 09/09/86 UNTIL 02/16/87 WITH A LOSS OF 110 DAYS.REPORTED 01/22/85 AND 09/23/86.FOR THIS OCCURRANCE THE EMPLOYEE LAST WORKED ON 09/18/87 AND TO DATE (09/25/87 EMPLOYEE

1986 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1986 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING 5T THE PREP PLANT WELDING ON FILTER WAS IN A TIGHT SPOT HAVING TO BEND OVER AT ALL TIMES & STRAINED HIA BACK. EE WAS OFF FROM 1-11-85 UNTIL 4-1-85 WITH LOSS OF 55 DAYS. ON 9-9 -86 HE LEFT THE3JOB SAYING THAT HIS BACK WAS GIVING HIM PROBLEMS & THAT IT WAS NO NEW INJURY JUST A REOCCURRENCE OF THE INJURY ON 1-11-85.

March 4, 1986 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING 5 PUMP & HURT HIS BACK.

1985 · 2 incidents

August 22, 1985 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WORKING ON A PIECE OF PIPE & HE TURNED AROUND & TWISTED HIS BACK.

January 11, 1985 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WORKING AT PREP PLANT WELDING ON FILTER IN TIGHT SPOT HAVING TO BEND OVER A ALL TIMES SPRAINED HIS BACK.

1984 · 4 incidents

August 8, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL AT THE PREP PLANT & STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 30, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL TO RELINE HOPPER WHEN DROPPING METAL DOWN INTO BIN BY ROPE, EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK

June 18, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND HAD PAINS IN HIS CHEST, HE WAS OFF FROM 6-18-84 THROUGH 7-9-84. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 7-9-84. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY WHICH WAS THEIR VAC ATION TIME, I AM INCLUDING THOSE DAYS IN THE TOTAL DAYS MISSED BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE RETURNED IF WE WERE WORKING

June 7, 1984 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE HANDLING PIECE OF METAL, METAL FLEW UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHIN.

1983 · 1 incident

June 23, 1983 VA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Energy Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK EMP DIDNT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 7/22/83 WHICH WAS A FRIDAY HE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 25TH AND WORKED THE 25TH AND 26TH AND WAS OFF FROM WORK UNTIL 8/4/83

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