Mining Incidents

Smith Gap Mine Coal

Clinchfield Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Dante, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4402293

MSHA record for Smith Gap Mine (mine ID 4402293). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1990
Latest incident
Jan 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1990 · 1 incident

January 22, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN FILLING IN HOLES IN HAUL ROAD WHEN SHUTTLE CAR CAME AROUND CORNER AND HOOKED A TIMBER THAT WAS LYING ON RIB.AS THE CAR MADE ITS TURN IT SHOVED THE TIMBER INTO A STANDING TIMB ER AND IT STUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AND ANKLE.HEWAS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET FROM THE CAR WHEN THE TIMBER FELL STRIKING HIM.

1989 · 2 incidents

November 14, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBERS INTO SCOOP AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN.

September 6, 1989 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HELPING FACEMAN UNLOAD 10'TIMBERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

1987 · 3 incidents

April 9, 1987 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING A JAR WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED HIS C AP LIGHT BATTERY TO BRUISE HIS LOWER BACK.

January 21, 1987 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO P6LL LOOSE ROCK FROM TOP WHITH A PRY BAR AND EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS UPPER NECK HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE SHIFT CAME OUT AND WORKED NEXT DAY AND TOOK A G RADUATED DAY ON31-23

1986 · 1 incident

September 8, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL R2OF FALL -MINER CUTTING IN A-SPLIT OF #2 PILLAR WHEN TOP STARTED WORKING.MINER CREW LEFT PLACE AND 2 MIN LATER A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED RIDING OUT BREAKER TIMBERS AND INTO A-SPLIT CATCHING MINER1

1985 · 1 incident

October 21, 1985 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD THE FIRST SUMP CUT THROUGH ON THE C WING WHEN WE HEARD TIMBER CRACK ON THE B WING WE HAD JUST PULLED WE START BACKING OUT OF C WING BUT ONLY MADE IT TO INTERSECTION WHERE MIN GOT CAUGHT

1984 · 2 incidents

1983 · 9 incidents

October 18, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALLS WERE IN INTAKE.SOME WERE OLD FALLS NEVER POSTED OFF.THESE WILL BE POSTED OFF.DONT HINDER OUT ESCAPEWAY NOR VENTILATION.FALLS HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY A J BAKER.

August 26, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN INTERSECTION ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 3000\ OUTBY THE FACE AT SURVEY STATION 1137. THIS WAS IN T HE #1 INTAKE ENTRY APPROX 3000\ OUTBY THE FACE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS NOT IMPAIRED. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20\ WIDE 20\ LONG 5\ THICK.

August 26, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN INTERSECTION ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 4000\ OUTBY THE FACE AT SURVEY STATION 394. THIS AS IN THE #2 INTAKE ENTRY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES & VENTILATION WAS NOT IMPAIRED. THE FALL WAS DISCO VERED WHILE MAKING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF T HE INTAKE. THE FALL WAS APPROX 4000\ OUTBY THE FACE & MEASURED 20\ WIDE 20\ LING 5\ THICK.

July 18, 1983 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A ROCK OUT OF THE TRACK RESULTING IN A STRAIN OF THE BACK

May 31, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A 16 GAL BARREL OF OIL INTO A SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER

April 28, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INSTALLING FAN BELT ON TRUCK BUMPED STARTER TO RUN BELT AND CAUGHT FINGERNAIL BETWEEN BELTS PULLED OFF

April 5, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clinchfield Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM FACE AREA TOWARD FEEDER STEPPED IN A HOLE AND 2 STRAINED BACK

March 11, 1983 VA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HELPING REPAIRMAN CHANGE A TIRE ON 15S/C SHUTTLE & STRAINED BACK LIFTING SAME.

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