Mining Incidents

Hiram ForkCoal

Controlled by Metinvest B V
Wolford, Buchanan County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4406920
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2014
Latest incident
Nov 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Setting cribs in an intersection and a piece of draw rock fell on his lower back and hip.

2011 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Water pump had fell over, stooped down and set pump back up in upright position.

2002 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING AND CHANGING OUT BELT ROLLERS ON THE NUMBER ONE BELT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER STOMACH.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD DRILLED A 42"" HOLE & GOT THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE. HE THEN PUT THE WRENCH ON THE HUNGDRILL STEEL & WHEN HE TURNED THE WRENCH THE RUBBER GLOVES HE HAD ON FOULED ON THE WRENCH & DRILL STEEL & TWISTED HIS ARM. THE AREA HE WAS WORKINGIN WAS WET & MUDDY.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD FINISHED LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR & NOTICED THAT THE CORD GOING TO THE REMOTE FOR THE MINER WAS LAYING WHERE THE TIRE OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WASGOING TO RUN OVER IT. AS HE TRIED TO GET THE COR D OUT OF THE WAY THE SHUTTLE CAR MOVED & THE TIRE RAN OVER HIS LEFT HAND.

2000 · 4 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS BROKE DOWN IN #2 HEADING, HE PARKED HIS SHUTTLE CAR IN THE BREAK BEHIND MINER AND GOT OFF TO HELP. WHEN HE WENT TO GET BACK ON HIS CAROTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS 3 WHEELER AND CAUG HT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE 3 WHEELER AND SIDE FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SIAD HE WAS ROCK DUSTING BY HAND NEAR SS# 85 WHICH IS ABOUT 1100' DEEP ON #1 BELTLINE. HE SAID HE PICKED UP SOME DRAW ROCK WHICH LAYING ON BOTTOM, WAS TOSSING IT ON THE BELT WHEN HE T WISTED HIS BACK AND SHOULDER CAUSING PAIN IN HISSHOULDER, BACK, AND LEGS. HE WORKED THURSDAY AND PART OF FRIDAY AFTERWARDS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN EE , DID NOT GET HURT, EE SAID HIMSELF HE DIDN'T GET HURT FOR 2 YEARS IN CAD MINE.

Struck by falling object

APPROX 120'INBY SS# 126 OF THE MINER WAS CUTTING IN #3 RIGHT BREAK, THE FIRST SUMP OF THE FIRST CUT IN 3RD RIGHT AND JUST BEEN TAKEN. THE MINER CREW SET OVER AND WAS TAKING THE 2ND SUMP. THE OPERATOR WAS POSITIONED SET OVER AND WAS TAKING THE 2ND SUMP. THE OEPRATOR WAS POSITIONED AT THE 2ND ROW OF BOLTS OUTBY, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 4""TX4-5'WX7-8' LONG FELL ON HIS F