Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was stepping off a water pump barge and the barge flipped over hitting him in the lower back.
Auger #1Coal
Valley Mining, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by Mary J Brown
New Athens, Harrison County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303758
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2008–2013
- Latest incident
- Mar 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2013 · 1 incident
2012 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
While walking across the cat walk of a 777 the miner slipped and fell to the ground approximately twelve feet landing on his right side. The result was 4 broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2011 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
While driving in a bogey pin into a D-10 bogey on a side frame, using a sledge hammer the victim partially struck the track frame which caused him to strike himself in the lower right leg. This was a struck by injury. He was treated and released.
2008 · 2 incidents
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Checking water pump, slipped on snow covered rock and fell hurting left ankle.
Fall from machine
After fueling Cat 345 Hoe (excavator) miner trying to dismount machine, his foot slipped off due to ice & snow on machine, and other foot slipped on frozen ground, landing miner on his back. The miner states it hurt his lower neck and lower back. Miner continued working until end of shift on 1/2/08.