Mining Incidents

West Fork Mine No 2 Portal Coal

Westmoreland Coal Company · Underground
Appalachia, Wise County, VA  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4404148

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Nov 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

November 30, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL BOLTING TOP AND LOWERED ROOF DRILL HEAD ON BOTH LEGS. EMPL FIRST DAY OFF 12-14-92.

October 28, 1992 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP & SPRAINED HIS NECK EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOC ON 04-09-93 FOR EVALUATION & HAS CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 04-19-93 EMPLOYEES FIRST DAY OFF DUE TO INJURY 04-19-93 THIS DEPARTMENT BECAME AWARE OF THE REPORTABILITY OF THIS INJURY ON 04-20-93

April 9, 1992 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KSPINAL STENOSIS AND LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE

March 20, 1992 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUBJECT HAD FINISHED REPAIRING LEVEL WIND ON SHUTTEL CAR, WAS REPLACING LID OVER REEL AND STATED THAT HE FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

1991 · 1 incident

June 18, 1991 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING CURTAIN DOWN ACROSS INTERSECTION. FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE.

1990 · 1 incident

June 22, 1990 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING SHUTTLE CAR WITH SCOOP WHEN PIECE OF CABLE CAME LOOSE WHERE CHAIN WAS ANCHORED STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT CHEEK. SUTURES SEVEN.

1989 · 6 incidents

October 6, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BACKED ROOF DRILL OUT OF PLACE PULLED DRILL CABLE & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK

August 14, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING TRACTOR WITH SCOOP SCOOP SLID SIDEWAYS CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST TOP

June 1, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SCOOP OPERATOR PICKET UP THE BUCKET ON THE SCOOP CATCHING THE BUMPER OF CAR AND LIFTING IT UP. AFTER DOING SO, PULLED OUT AND LET CAR DROP ON BOTTOM CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 4, 1989 VA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL RIDING IN MANTRIP WHEN HEAD STRUCK TOP AND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NECK AND BACK.

February 9, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED IT IS ASSUMED THAT A COAL STREAK EXTENDING BELOW AND THROUGH THE ANCHOR HORIZON OF THE ROOF BOLTS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FALL

1988 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1988 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED, IT IS ASSUMED THAT LOCAL AREA OF BAD ROOF CONSISTING OF LAMINATED SHALES AND SANDSTONE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS FALL.

August 26, 1988 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner OTHER
Westmoreland Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ON BLEEDER TAKING AIR READINGS WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE FLEW OUT MEDICAL REPORTS REVEALED THAT THE MUSCLE WAS TORN AROUND THE KNEE

1984 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1984 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crystal Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BLOCK OF WOOD UNDER SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL & CAUGHT THREE FINGER BETWEEN WHEEL & BLOCK OF WOOD & FRACTURED ONE FINGER.

1983 · 3 incidents

February 14, 1983 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Crystal Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CRAWLING BY A S/C & BUMPED KNEE ON THE SIDE OF CAR.

January 18, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Crystal Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING BOLTER A ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF AND STRUCK LOWER RT SIDE OF BACK