Mining Incidents

No 4 Coal

W G S Coal Inc · Underground
Controlled by Capps David
Devonia, Anderson County, TN  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4002960

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1989
Latest incident
Mar 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1989 · 3 incidents

March 6, 1989 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL MOVING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE INTO #3 HEADING ACCIDENTLY TRAMMED ROOF BOLTER UP ON RIGHT FOOT.HAS BRUISED NERVE IN RIGHT FOOT,NO BONES BROKEN.

February 2, 1989 TN · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRIE ON SCOOP BUCKET BAR SLIPPED EMPLOYEE STRUCK SCOOP BUCKETG WITH LEFT HAND & C UT RING FINGER & ALSO CUT MIDDLE FINGER & BROKE MIDDLE FINGER 4 STITCHES REQU REDK IN MIDDLE FINGER NO STITCHES IN RING FINGER

January 23, 1989 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 18SC SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT WEDGED BETWEEN CAR AND COAL BED.BRUSIED LEF AND FOOT COULD BE FRACTUREED.

1988 · 1 incident

July 28, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lower Fork Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE CALLED ME AT HOME ON 7-31-88 AND SAID HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM ON 7-29-88 TO HAVE HIS RIGHT KNEE CHECKED, SAID KNEE STARTED HURTING ON 7-28-88, AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING SHIFT 7-29-88, SAID HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE A PROBLEM UNTIL IT BEGIN TO GET WORSEEN 7-30-88. DR SAID IT WAS FLUID ON RIGHT KNEE.