EE WAS SUING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL, WHEN A PIECE OF RUST POPPED FROM METAL AND STRUCK LEFT EYE, BEHIND GLASSES. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS USED--EXAMINATION OF EYE ALSO REVEALED EE HAD A ND EYE INFECTION UNRELATED TO INJURY.
Upper Mason No 2: 20 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Upper Mason No 2 (mine ID 4401873). 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
- 1986–1998
- Latest incident
- May 1998
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.- Smitty Baker Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1986
- Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc 1986 to 1987
- N O W Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1993
- S C M Company Inc 1993 to 1993
- A & A Mining Inc 1993 to 1997
- Powell Mountain Coal Company Inc 1997 to present
Upper Mason No 2 sits in Lee County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.9% of county employment.
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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.Reportable incidents
20 on file1998 · 2 incidents
ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 4'H X UP TO 35'W X 90FT L FOUND IN #5 ENTRY (RETURN) APPROX 500' INBYPORTAL. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF. DID NOT AFFECT PASSAGE OF MEN OR VENTILAT ION-MINE IS NOT PRODUCING
1995 · 1 incident
FACE CUT INTO OLD WORKS FALL STARTED IN THE #1 HEADING & STOPPED BETWEEN #2 & #3 HEADING
1994 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP TO THE SURFACE HE RAISED HIS FOOT TO RAISE A FLY & PUSHED IT AGAINST THE TOP & TWISTED HIS KNEE
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. AFTER HE WAS LOADED HE WAS CHANGIN SEATS AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE BELT ENTRY AND RAISED UP HITTING HIS FOREHEAD ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING AND A BLOCK FELL OVER AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
1993 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING BACK TO THE FACK AREA AFTER HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK & BOUNCED EMPLOYEE BRUSING HIS BACK.
DURING REOPENING INSPECTION DISCOVERED ROOF FALL IN INTAKE #2 A.C. 1 X-CUT INLAY 747. FALL APPROX 60' TO 80' IN LENGTH 20' WIND & 7' TO 8' THICK. FALL WILL BE TIMBERED & CRIBBED OFF.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL CAUSING PAIN.
WHILE HITTING A TIMBER WITH A HAMMER PAIN OCCURRED IN RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT HIS INJURY TO ANY COMPANY OFFICALS. FUTHERMORE THE DATE OF HIS INJURY DOES NOT CORESPOND WITH THE TIME OF HIS EMPLOYMENT.
1992 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FROM DECK TRAMMING OVER A ROLL IN THE MINE FLOOR AND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS WALKING IN A CROUCHED POSITION AND BRUSHED A ROOF BOLT HEAD WITH THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS PUTTING TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL TOGETHER AND PUSHED WRONG HYDRAULIC LEVER AND MASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEEL.
1990 · 4 incidents
INSTALLING RESIN ROOF BOLT & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TOP & MACHINE WHILE PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE.
INJURED WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN IN INTERSECTION WITH HIS BACK TO SHUTTEL CAR & THE BLIND SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS DRIVING 4 WHEEL CARRIER WHEN THE WHEELS DROPPED INTO HOLE IN ROADWAY KICKING AND CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER.
CAP COAL WAS HANGING FROM THE ROOF. WHILE WALKING THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT INJURING HIM IN THE BACK.
1986 · 1 incident
EE WAS SPRAYING3THE SIDES OF A NEW SHAFT INTO A MINE & FELL OUT OF THE EXCAVATOR BUCKET ABOUT 18' INTO ABOUT 3' OF WATER.