Mining Incidents

#5 Coal

West Point Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Edward E Smock
Columbiana, Columbiana County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304267

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–1994
Latest incident
Mar 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1994 · 1 incident

March 3, 1994 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Point Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ELMPLOYEE WAS ON THE HI-LIFT LADDER, TALKING TO THE OPERATOR. HE SLIPPED ON LADDER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND STRAINE DHIS BACK. HE DIDN'T FALL OFF LADDER.

1993 · 6 incidents

December 30, 1993 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
West Point Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SCOOP OPERATOR CHANGE BATTERY'S ON 482 S&S SCOOP AND WAS STANDING AT REAR OF SCOOP HOLDING THE BATTERY JUMPER CABLE ANDHE SCOOP BUMPED HIM KNOCKED HIM DOWN BRUISING RIGHT RIGHT LEG AND HIP.

November 9, 1993 OH · Coal INUNDATION
West Point Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MINING IN #3 ENTIRE OF #2 MAIN OF THE #5 MINE, THE CONTINUOUS MINER CUT INTO AN ABANDONED MINE AT 2PM ON 11-9-93. THE MINE WAS SHOWN ON THE MINING MAP AND WAS SHOWN TO BE 1000 FT FROM OLD ABANDONED MINE. THE MINE HAD THE MAPS SHOW ING MINING IT WAS CA-147 ID# FOR THE STATE RECORDS POWER WAS SHUT OFF THE FACE AREA AND MEN WITHDRAWN TO SAFE LOCATION.

September 30, 1993 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
West Point Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A 4' ROOF BOLT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE BOLTER ON THE TOP OF THE WHEEL ON BOLTER. THE TIRE WAS WET & THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF TO THE SIDE CAUSING THE MAN TO FALL ALL HIS WEI GHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM WITH HIS WEIGHT COMING DOWN ON HIS ARM ON THE BOTTOM IT BROKE HIS ARM ABOUT 4" TO 5" ABOUT HIS WRIST BOTH BONES.

August 11, 1993 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
West Point Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROCK DUST ON STEEP HILL ON TRAVEL WAY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURED 16IN LONG BY 9IN WIDE & 3/4 TO 1IN THICK FELL & HIT HIM ON HAT KNOCKED OF HAT & HIM TO FLOOR

July 15, 1993 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
West Point Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A WHEEL UNIT IN SCOOP BUCKET, EMPLOYEE PULLED SOMETHING HIS BACK.

July 9, 1993 OH · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
West Point Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT TO MOVE ACROSSED INTERSECTION ON #4 MAIN ENTRIE. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO RIB ON CABLE SIDE WHERE IT WAS BACK LASHED. THE OPERATOR OF SC STARTED TO SC AND THE CABL E WAS AROUND EMPLOYEE FOOT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.