Mining Incidents

Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2003

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2003
0
Total incidents
5
Year
2003

Top incident classifications

  1. 01FALL OF ROOF OR BACK4 incidents
  2. 02MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2003

Accident type, without injuries

MINE HAS BEEN IDLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS & IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING REHABILITATION WORK. ROOF WAS DISCOVERED DURING THIS TIME. FALL LOCATED BK. #23 NEAR SPAD #163. 18'WIDE, 0-5'THICK, & 40'LONG. FELL IN BK. BETWEEN BELT AND NATURAL ENTRY.

Accident type, without injuries

MINE HAS BEEN IDLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND IS PRESENTLY UNDER GOING REHABILITATION WORK. ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THIS TIME. THE FALL WAS LOCATED AT BK #22, 1BK INBY SPAD #145 BETWEEN NEUT RAL & LEFT RETURN. FALL IS APPROX. 20'LONG 0 TO 5 1/2' THICK, 18'WIDE. #3 ENTRY.

Accident type, without injuries

MINE HAS BEEN IDLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING REHABILITATION WORK. ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THIS TIME. FALL LOCATION BK.22 IN #1 ENTRY. 160'LONG, 18'WIDE AND 0-6'THICK. BEGINNING AT SPAD #162 OUTBY 160' APPROX. 2000' FROM THE FACE AREA.

Accident type, without injuries

MINE HAS BEEN IDLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND IS PRESENTLY UNDERGOING REHABILITATION WORK. ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THIS TIME. FALL LOCATION BK #19 IN #2 ENTRY. APPROX. 60'LONG, 0-5'THICK AND 18'WIDE. APPROX. 7000'FROM FACE AREA.

Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATING HELPER SIDE OF THE DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER. WAS INSTALLING HIS SECOND BOLT IN THE FIRST ROW IN THE #7 ENTRY WHEN A LOOSE ROCK MEASURING 5' X 5' X 0 TO 5"" THICK BROKE OFF AT THE EDGE OF THE ATRS AND FELL STRIKING OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.