Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
CUT LEFT HAND ON AXE SETTING TIMBERS.
Southmountain No 2: 42 reportable incidents Coal
Southmountain Coal Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Wesley D. Burke
Norton,
Wise County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406335
MSHA record for Southmountain No 2 (mine ID 4406335). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 42
- Years on record
- 1987–1990
- Latest incident
- Sep 1990
Ownership history
- Southmountain Coal Company Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Southmountain No 2 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
42 on file1990 · 9 incidents
August 24, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING TIMBERS AND HURT BACK.
July 10, 1990
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING EE ON RIGHT LEG.
July 9, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SAWING TIMBER AND SAW BLADE JUMPED OUT OF CUT INJURING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CURTAIN OVER SMALL ROOF PLATE WITH WEDGE A PIECE OF METAL & RUST ENTERED RIGHT EYE
June 1, 1990
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM.
April 30, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND RIB BRUISING THE EE KIDNEY.
January 26, 1990
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MASHED AND CUT 2 FINGERS.
January 16, 1990
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE REPORTED ON 1/26/90 THAT SMALL RIB HIT HIM ON HIP.
1989 · 26 incidents
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ERECTING BRATTICE USING CONCRETE BLOCK WHEN BRATTICE TOPPLED AND SEVERAL BLOCKS STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG.
September 4, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE RIB. CATCHING THE ANKLE BETWEEN ROCK AND BOLTING MACHINE BOOM.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER TRAILING CABLE WHEN A ROCK FROM NINE ROOF FELL, STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT PEVLIC REGION.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING SHEET METAL WHEN PIECE OF METAL STRUCK LEFT EYE.
July 11, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING LIFT JACK AND JACK HANDLE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.
July 5, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
TRAUMA TO KNEE OCCURRED WHILE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE.
June 8, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STEEL TRACK RAIL ONTO FLATCAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL WAS LOADING TIMBER ONTO SUPPLY CAR
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HAULAGE ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPERSONAL.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
MULTIPERSONNEL HAULAGE ACCIDENT.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
EMPLOYEE WERE BOARD MANTRIP PERSONAL CARRIER TRAVELING TOWARD WORKING SECTION OF MINE WHEN RAILRUNNER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGAN TRAVELING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THREE EMPLOYEES JUMPED FRO M RAILRUNNER. SEVEN EMPLOYEES REMAINED ON BOARD AND WERE INJURED WHEN RAILRUNNER STRUCK MINE RIB.
May 2, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HAULAGE ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPERSONAL.
May 2, 1989
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
MULTIPERSONNEL HAULAGE ACCIDENT.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
MULTIPERONNEL HAULAGE ACCIDENT.
May 2, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HAULAGE ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPERSONAL.
May 2, 1989
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HAULAGE ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPERSONAL.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
MULTIPERSONNEL HAULAGE ACCIDENT.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL
April 27, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MACHINE TOWARD ACTIVE SECTION OF MINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK AND LEG.
April 11, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
NONE EMPLOYEE STEPPEDOUT OF MAN TRIP, TWISTING L KNEE
March 28, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPL WAS CHANGING HYDRAULIC HOSES ON ROOF BOLT MACHINE WEHN HOSE RUPTURED SPRAYING EMPL WITH HOT HYDRAULIC OIL.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SOFT TOP WITH WATER.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
January 12, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMPL ON FAC.
1988 · 5 incidents
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN BLEEDER ENTRY.
July 13, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE LOWERED ROOF BOLT MACHINE DRILL HEAD ONTO FOOT.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL.
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL
February 5, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.
1987 · 2 incidents
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #1 HE5DING APPROX. 450FT OUTBY LAST OPEN X-CUT
Southmountain Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL #1 HE5DING APPROX. 450 FT OUTBY LAST OPEN X-CUT, RANGING 7 TO 8 FEET THICK AND APPROX. 60 FT LONG. UNINTENTIONAL.