Mining Incidents

Mine No 3Coal

Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407069
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2004–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2008 · 7 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was releasing an electrical trailing cable which was hung to a roof bolt plate. When he released the cable, the cable hanger caught his hand resulting in a laceration between his forefinger and thumb. The laceration required sutures.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was putting roof bolting supplies on the roof bolting machine. He cut the band on a bundle of roof bolts. The band sprung loose and struck him on the left hand. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injured was stepping across the cable to the roof bolting machine. When the cable reel of the machine was turned on, the cable caught his foot, causing him to fall and bruise his ribs.

Contact with hot objects or substances

The EE was working on the feeder which had stalled out. The stalled out feeder caused the water line to heat up and rupture. The water sprayed the individual on the right leg resulting in a burn.

Struck against stationary object

The injured was pushing a rock off of the top of the feeder and cut his middle finger on his right hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The section has wet and muddy conditions, EE twisted his knee when he turned to move.

Accident type, without injuries

Last push out in No 5, pillar fell on top of continuous miner. Caught 1 MRS also when cut went through.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was using a bar to pry a rock out of a belt conveyor drive and strained his left arm. He continued working his normal job until 8-7-07, when he started missing work due to the injury.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was moving 6"" x 6"" x 36"" crib blocks when he caught his hand between the mine floor and the crib block he was moving.

2005 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

The individual developed infection in his right knee due to the repeated trauma associated with working on his knees every day.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES ON THE SECTION ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK HIS HAND.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT ARM ON ROOF PLATE, CUTTING ABOVE HIS LEFT ELBOW.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BLOCK TO PLACE IN BRATTICE USING HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND, MIS-STRUCK BLOCK HITTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.