Mining Incidents

Wilder Mine: 29 reportable incidents Coal

Clinchfield Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Pittston Company
Cleveland, Russell County, VA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4403686

MSHA record for Wilder Mine (mine ID 4403686). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
Ownership history
  1. Clinchfield Coal Company 1974 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Wilder Mine sits in Russell County, Virginia, where the Census mining category is 4.5% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Russell County, Virginia · Population 25,635
4.5%
Mining share of county employment
$49,020
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 4, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING ROOF BOLT NEXT TO LEFT RIB. WHILE HE WAS DRILLING, HIS CANOPY VIBRATED A PIECE OF ROCK (1' LONG,4" WIDE,2" THICK) CAUSING IT TO FALL, STRIKING HIM ON THE CALF OF HIS RIGH T LEG. 3

1986 · 5 incidents

May 5, 1986 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS CHANGIN1 HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON INSTEP OF RIGHT FOOT

May 2, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WS STARTING3DRILL STEEL AGAINST MINE ROOF WHEN IT KICKED A PIECE OF ROCK OUT STRIKING EMP ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND

1985 · 5 incidents

December 12, 1985 VA · Coal electrician, lineman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HAVING WALKED A4AY FROM A FELLOW WORKER AFTER HANDING HIM A WRENCH THE INJURED RAN INTO A PROTRODING ROOF BOLT PLATE

June 11, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS GOING AFTER TOOK TO WORK ON ROOF BOLTER. WALKED UNDER BOLTER CABLE HANGING ACROSS ENTRY. A S/C GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE RIB & THE NEXT CORNER OVER & CAUGHT THE BOLTER CABLE & PULLED IT DO WN ON THE MANS NECK & SHOULDERS.

April 17, 1985 VA · Coal supply man, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS LOADING TIMBERS ON A SUPPLY CAR AND ONE TIMBER ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST ANOTHER TIMBER

1984 · 5 incidents

October 12, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR OVER A ROUGH ROADWAY POT HOLES AND INJURED HIS BACK.

October 2, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS SLIDING A BED PLATE BACK ON THE FEEDER WITH A SLATE BAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

June 15, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE BATH HOUSE BASKET MAN WAS REISING GOT CAUGHT AGAINST ANOTHER ONE DUMPING A SELF RESCURER OUT OF IT AND CAUSING IT TO FALL STRIKING VICTIM ON HEAD

1983 · 12 incidents

December 14, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM ROOF BOLT PLATE HIT CANOPY AND THEN GLANCED AND HIT OPERATOR ,INJURED

November 3, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING BELT. AGGRAVATED BY A PREVIOUS INJURY-LEG AMPUTATION. WHICH MAKES IT HARDER FOR HIM TO ASSUME THE PROPER LIFTING POSITION & TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER BALANCE WH ILE LIFTING.

September 29, 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)

INJURED WAS PUTTING THE BELT WIPER ON THE BELT FROM UNDERNEATH. HE LIFTED THE WIPER & STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 9, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP A SLUG OF ROCK THAT FELL IN THE AHULWAY.

April 8, 1983 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS JACKING ON A CAR WHEN JACK SLIPPED OUT AND MASHED HIS FINGER.

March 25, 1983 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP GOT ON EE\S FOOT AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM IT HAVING SLIPPED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM.

March 22, 1983 VA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING BOLTS IN HOLE & STRAIGHTENING IT UP SO AS TO PUT IN THE REMAINDER OF TH E WAY INTO THE HOLE.

February 1, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WAS STARTING A PIECE OF STEEL IN THE HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HI M ON THE WRIST