Rock Branch Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
END LOADER ENGINE STALLED ON HILL ROLLING BACKWARDS AND ROLLING OVER ON SIDE. INJURED RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES, HURT LOWER BACK, CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES.
Rock Branch Coal Corp #1: 20 reportable incidents Coal
Rock Branch Coal Corp
· Underground
Controlled by
Looney Jerry
Vansant,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4405144
MSHA record for Rock Branch Coal Corp #1 (mine ID 4405144). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Ownership history
- Divided Coal Corp 1978 to 1979
- Red Ash Smokeless Coal Corp 1979 to 1986
- Northern Coal Company 1986 to 1988
- Rock Branch Coal Corp 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Rock Branch Coal Corp #1 sits in Buchanan County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% 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.Buchanan County, Virginia · Population 19,857
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$42,216
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
20 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 4 incidents
Rock Branch Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
INJ. WAS REPLACING A BATTERY CELL IN SCOOP BATTERY WHEN ONE OF THE CELLS BLEW UP, FILING HIS EYES WITH ACID.
Rock Branch Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROCK OR DUST PARTCLE IN EYE.
Rock Branch Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances
INJURED WAS MELTING TAR TO PUT ON BATTERIES WHEN THE TAR SPLATTERED OUT OF CONTAINER ONTO RIGHT HAND.
Northern Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF HIS SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK
1987 · 11 incidents
December 5, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Northern Coal Company · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS BOL7ING TOP WHEN A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASKETBALL FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT. INJURED'S LEFT FOOT WAS CUT OPEN AT THE HEEL BY THE ROCK.
November 23, 1987
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Northern Coal Company · Struck by falling object
INJ ADVANCING T9PORAY ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A ROCK WEIGHING 3000 LBS FELL ON HIM.INJURED NECK,HEAD,RIGHT KNEE.
September 19, 1987
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
INJURED HIT HIS3RT.KNEE AGAINST A ROCK A BRUISE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS
Northern Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL IN HA6LWAY ON INTAKE ABOUT 30 FEET LONG, 6 FEET HIGH.
Northern Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CAUGHT FINGER P6LLING CURTAIN.
Northern Coal Company · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS CLI4BING DOWN OFF OF ENDLOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK
Northern Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED WAS UNL2ADING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF SCOOP DIPPER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING LEFT SHOULDER.
Northern Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
STEPPED OFF TOP3OF SCOOP TURNED ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND BROKE RT ANKLE
Northern Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP CAME THRO6GH FLY HIGHTS ON INJURY PERSON WAS BENT OVER OFF SIDE OF SCOOP TO GET A PIECE OF CURTAIN AND OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE INJURY PERSON.
Northern Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIT KNEE WITH B9LT ROLLER.
Northern Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED APPROX 550 FT FROM DRIFT MOUTH ROOF FALL WAS APPROX 70 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND RANGED FROM 2 FT TO 4 1/2 FT THICK
1986 · 1 incident
Northern Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED #2 ENTRY SURVEY STAT #33 ROOF FALL 45FT LONG 20FT WIDE 2FT TO 4FT THICK FOUND DURING PRESHIFT EXAMINATION
1984 · 2 incidents
June 14, 1984
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Red Ash Smokeless Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP WAS LEAVING THE TAILPIECE GOING BACK TOWARD FACE 2 EMPLOYEES GOT IN BUCKET OF SCOOP A DIP WAS PRESENT IN THE BOTTOM INBY THE TAILPIECE AND WHEN THE SCOOP WENT THROUGH THE DIP THE SCOOP BUCKET WENT AGAINST THE TOP CATCHING ONE EMP INJURING HIM
June 7, 1984
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Red Ash Smokeless Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
THE INJURED PARTY WAS IN PROCESS OF BOLTING #6 CROSSCUT WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS AND ROOF JACKE STRIKING WORKMEN ON LOWER BACK.
1983 · 1 incident
Red Ash Smokeless Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT & RIB ABOUT 3W 4L.