Mining Incidents

No 14 Coal

Controlled by Forest Coal Company
West Point, Columbiana County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304313

MSHA record for No 14 (mine ID 3304313). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1994–1997
Latest incident
Oct 1997
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q4 0 0 0
2000 Q3 0 0 0
2000 Q2 0 0 0
2000 Q1 0 0 0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1997 · 1 incident

October 27, 1997 OH · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss OTHER
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STARTED MISSING WORK AGAINS 10-27-97. HE TRIED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 10-28-97, AND PERFORMED HIS NORMAL DUTIES ONLY THREE HOURS AND THEN FOUND IT NECESSARY TO RETURN HOME.

1994 · 11 incidents

October 14, 1994 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE ATRS OF THE ROOF BOLTER. A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE TWO, HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK.

October 4, 1994 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPERATING A DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLTING MACHINE & HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHILE PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ANOTHER BOLT HE RESTED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER AT A PINCH POINT THIS IS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF RULES & WARNINGS & WHEN THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER WAS LOWERED HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER

September 22, 1994 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING NUMBER 3 BRIDGE, OF A 4 UNIT BRIDGE SYSTEM, BACKWARD. THE NITS STARTED JAMMING TOGETHER AND INJURED, IN TRYING TO PROTECT EUQIPMENT, REACHED FOR PANIC SWITHC, IN AHURRIE DMANNER AND MISSED. IN DOING SO HE STRUCK SO HYARD FOR THE SWITCH AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE BRIDGE UNIT ITSELF.

August 31, 1994 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS IN #5 ENTRY, #3 CROSSCUT OF 1 LEFT OFF OF #1 RIGHT PANEL. FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 25' AND 5 TO 6' IN DEPTH. HAVE DETERMINED THAT AREA WAS UNCONTROLLABLE AND NON-DETECTABLE. FALL W AS OUTBY ACTIVE SECTION AND NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE WAS INVOLVED.

July 19, 1994 OH · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS HELPING REGULAR ROOF BOLTING MAN TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. HOLE HAD ALREADY BEEN DRILLED AND INJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FORCE A 48" BOLT INTO THE HOLE. A SLAB OF R OCK FELL FROM BETWEEN A PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED BOLT AND CURRENT HOLE, STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD, SHOULDER AND BACK.

June 30, 1994 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ATTEMPING TO CLEAN TAIL ROLLER ON SECTION WITH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL AND HAMMER. METAL SLIPPED IN HAND AND INJURED STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN METAL AND HAMMER.

June 10, 1994 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A 48IN ROOF BOLT AFTER DRILLING HOLE & INSTALLING RESIN GLUE THE INJURED WAS USING HEAD OF BOLTER TO LIFT A BENDED BOLT INTO THE HOLE THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD & SWUNG HITTING INJURED IN RT JAW

May 17, 1994 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCOMPLISH A BELT MOVE, THE INJURED WAS HANDLING A BELT STAND AND TRYING TO INSTALL. A CO-WORKER WAS TRYING TO INSTALL A BELT RAIL AND INJURED'S RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGH T BETWEEN THE TWO.

April 19, 1994 OH · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE OF MARK 22 MINER IN ORDER THAT HAULAGE SYSTEM COULD BE MOVED.

April 5, 1994 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountain Spring Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED'S CREW WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETHREAD MINE BELT(42") THROUGH A NEW PIECE OF RAPID HAUL TO REESTABLISH MINING AFTER A RECENT ROOF FALL. THEY WERE PULLING BELT WITH A SHEAVE BLOCK AND INJU RED WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE. WIRE ROPE THAT WAS BEING USED IN SHEAVE BLOCK BROKE AND STRUCK INJURED IN LEFT HAND.

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