Mining Incidents

Surface Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Patriot Coal Corporation
Shrewsbury, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4601351

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Jul 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

July 23, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

March 10, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELLING MUD FROM DOZER TRACKS-PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 22, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIGH FREQUERNCY NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS. HAS FILED STATE WORKERS COMP. CLAIN-11-22-91.

September 17, 1991 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLOSING THE HOOD OF HIS MACK TRUCK.CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON THE MACK BULLDOG EMBLEM.LACERATED HIS LEFT RING FINGER WHICH WAS CLOSED WITH SUTURES.

July 25, 1991 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAMMERING PINS OUT OF LOADER BUCKET TOOTH PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON RT FOREARM & EMBEDDED IN ARM.

1990 · 2 incidents

August 13, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING OX BOTTLE ON BED OF TRUCK, STRAINED BACK

February 23, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED AND FELL OFF A D-9 DOZER WHILE REFUELING SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST WHEN HE STRUCK GROUND.

1988 · 9 incidents

October 31, 1988 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECIEVED 5% PPD AWARD FOR BLACK LUNG BY WEST VIRGINIA WORKERS COMP FUND 3-30-89.

September 30, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RECEIVED 1% PPD FOR HEARING LOSS ON 3-2-89 FROM STATE OF WV WORKERS COMP FUND.

July 30, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED 5% STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD 11/3/88.

July 30, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECD 5% STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD.

July 25, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS REPAIRING HOIST CHAIN THAT CONTROLS UP & DOWN DIRECTION OF TWIST MOTOR OF OVER-BURDEN DRILL. WHILE HE WAS WORKIING ON CHAINS ONEOF CHAINS BROKE FREE & FELL AS EMPL HAD HOLD OF IT. ACTION OF CHAIN FALLING AROUND HIS HAND RESULTED IN AMPUTATION OF LEFT THUMB.

April 20, 1988 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHILE REPLACING A BROKEN BELT ON THE REFUSE ACCELERATOR AT THE TRUCK BIN AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BELT BEING REPLACED AND THE PULLEY THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE FIRST JOINT OF THE THUMB.

February 9, 1988 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED 5% STATE BLACK LUNG AWARD.

January 28, 1988 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED STATED THAT ON 01-2,-88 HE HAD HURT HIS ANKLE AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE POWER TRUCK.HE DID NOT STOP WORK,THOUGH,THAT THIS WAS A MINOR INJURY.X-RAY OF THE ANKLE ON 02-12-88 SHOWED A FRACTURE OF THE ANKLE.HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON THAT DAY AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

January 18, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACK LUNG AWARD 5%.

1987 · 4 incidents

November 18, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

November 18, 1987 WV · Coal welder (shop) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BLACKLUNG 3

1986 · 5 incidents

September 23, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE DRIVER OF 773-B ROCK TRUCK WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE SEAT, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION CYLINDER CAP CAME OFF AND ALLOWED THE CYLINDER TO BOTTOM OUT AGAINST THE FRAME.

September 19, 1986 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman OTHER
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMP STATED 7HAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY OF 9 19 86 HE MUST HAVE STRAINED HIS NECK BECAUSE HE FELT A PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF NECK AT END OF DHIS SHIFT HE DID NOT STOP WORK THAT DAY

August 8, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYE9 ALONG WITH A HELPER WAS IN THE ACT OF LOADING A SMALL CONTAINER OF GREASE INOT THE BED OF THE MECHANICS TRUCK THE CONTAINER OF GREASE SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE LEFT HAND OF THE INJURED EMPLOY9E

August 4, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 PULLING ON THE STARTING ROPE OF A SMALL GASOLINE ENGINE 8 HP WHEN HE STATED THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK.

March 6, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING O3 A FINAL DRIVE FOR A DOZER, THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY PART OF THE DRIVE, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

1985 · 2 incidents

December 3, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A SLATE BAR TO CLOSE THE DOORS OF A RAIL ROAD COAL CAR WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER GROIN

May 21, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Fall from machine

THE EMPLOYEE WHILE RELEASING THE HAND BRAKE OF CAR #1130, HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HAND WHEEL, WHILE THE WHEEL WAS SPINNING, (AS STATED BY THE EMPLOYEE), RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE LI TTLE FINGER. ALSO, WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE CAR, THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE SLIP AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND FRACTURED HIS WRIST.

1983 · 1 incident

December 23, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shrewsbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME. WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP THE BIN USING A BAR, WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO MASH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BIN.