Struck against stationary object
Employee was shoveling on the narrow side of belt line when his shovel caught on a splice, slinging employee against the rib of mine wall. Employee twisted neck, shoulders and back.
Mine No. 6Coal
Guest Mountain Mining Corporation · Underground
Controlled by Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
Appalachia, Wise County, VA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4407015
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2001–2005
- Latest incident
- Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2005 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
No Value Found
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING BELT - WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE. REPORTED TO MINE BOSS. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 3/8/04 AT WHICH TIME DOCTOR INFORMED EMPLOYEE HE NEEDED SURGERY F OR A HERNIA.
2003 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE - PULLED MUSCLE/NERVE IN UPPER BACK - RIGHT SIDE.
2002 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING UP T-BAR ON ROOF BOLTER, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF & THE CANOPY, SNAPPED WRIST.
2001 · 1 incident
Struck by flying object
CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BEING REPAIRED BY EE. EE WAS HOLDING SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE OTHER WAS HITTING THE LINK TO PUT CHAIN BACK TOGETHER. A PIECE OF THE LINK SHEARED OFF HITTING EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.