Yogi Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
BUGGY OPERATOR SPILLED HYDRAULIC OIL ON PUMP MOTOR. WHEN OPERATOR RESTARTED BUGGY, CABLE FLEW IGNITING OIL. HOT OIL BURNED SO FAST, UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH.
Mine #4 Coal
Yogi Mining Company Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Potter Hersel E
Harman,
Buchanan County,
VA
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406421
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 1988–1993
- Latest incident
- Apr 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
27 on file1993 · 1 incident
1992 · 1 incident
July 6, 1992
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PINNER MACHINE AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND IT SWELLED UP.HE HAD FLUID DRAWN OFF ELBOW.
1991 · 1 incident
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL IN RETURN ESCAPEWAY. NO INJURIES FELL BETWEEN 12-21-91 AND 12-27-91.
1990 · 9 incidents
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
RUNNING PINNER TWISTED KNEE
September 27, 1990
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS WORKING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER AND A RACHET SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH AND BROKE HIS LEFT EYE TOOTH.
July 16, 1990
VA · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
HE WAS HELPING PUT IN BELT ROLLERS AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE WHILE CRAWLING.
June 18, 1990
VA · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS MEASURING UP PLACE AND MARKING WHERE TO NECK HEADING AND DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL AND SLIP FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG. HE WAS WORKING 33 FEET OUT BY WORKING FACE.
May 22, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJ DRILLING ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT AND HORSEBACK FELL ON HIM.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
KNOCKED TIMBER ROCK FELL ON L FOOT
May 9, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CRAWLING R SHOULDER WENT OUT
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
ANOTHER EE WAS BURSTING A ROCK OUT OF BRIDGE AND A PIECE OF ROCK HIT INJURED EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
1989 · 11 incidents
December 4, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS SHOVELING COAL AFTER THE MINER AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON MINER JACK.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HIS LEFT FOOT WAS STRETCHED OUT BESIDE OF MINER AND WHEN OPERATOR MOVED MINER JACK IT HIT HIS FOOT.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine
FELL ON LEFT ELBOW,HIP AND SHOULDER OFF BACK END OF HIGHLIFT WHILE CHECKING WATER IN HIGH LIFT.HE TURNED TO JUMP OFF AND HEEL AND GOT CAUGHT IN LIFTING HOOK FOR COUNTER WEIGHT.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
DR REVEALED EMPL HAD PNEUMOCONIOSIS.IS EMPLYED PRESENTLY AND HASNT MISSED ANY WORK.
October 11, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
HE WAS PLASTERING BRATTICES AND CEMENT FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.
September 19, 1989
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded
WAS SHOVELING AND CRAWLING AND KNEE CAP WENT OUT. BURSITIS OF LEFT KNEE.
August 15, 1989
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
HE BURNED R HAND WHILE CUTTING RUSTY BOLTS OUT OF MINER
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
PC OF STEEL IN R EYE.
May 10, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS CALLED OUT OF THE FACE DUE TO SOME BAD TOP AND EVIDENTLY HURT HIS KNEE WHILE CRAWLING. HE REPORTED ON 5/18 HE HAD HURT HIS KNEE ON 5/10/89 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 5/18/89.
April 17, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS ROOFBOLTING & WAS ADDING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL & GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL IT PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB & INDEX FINGER HE HAD 33 STITCHES
April 17, 1989
VA · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE WITH AN AX & A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS LEFT FOREARM
1988 · 4 incidents
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPW AS GETTING OFF SCOOP AND L. ELBOW GAVE AWAY AND CAUSED PAIN . HE WENT TO DR. A(D WAS TOLD HE MAY HAE HAD A PULE D MUSLCE.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING STEEL CABLE ON MINER AND GOT HIT IN THE RIGHT EYE.
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
EMPL WAS MOVING POWER CABLE AND MUD SPLASHED IN HIS R EYE THE DR WASHED MUD OUT OF HIS EYE
Yogi Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object
INJ HELPING CHANGE SUMP JACK ON MINER AND PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.WENT TO DR AND HAD IT REMOVED.