Mining Incidents

Truck Shop And Haul Roads H212 H396 Coal

Omar Mining Company · Facility
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602040

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
25
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Jun 1991

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
June 11, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

THE LEFT FRONT TANDEM CAME OFF OF THE NO.1 CLINE COAL TRUCK. THE SAID TANDEM ROLLED APPROX. 450 FT DOWN GRADE AND STRUCK EE WHILE HE WAS WAITING ON THE WATERTRUCK TO FILL. THIS RESULTED IN FAT AL INJURIES.

Reportable incidents

24 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1991 · 3 incidents

April 30, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPL WAS WORKING ON 400 HOUGH LOADER HE SLIPPED IN OIL THAT WAS ON FLOOR OF TRUCK SHOP.

January 23, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE FROZEN MUD AT THE SHOP AREA, HIS LEFT FOOT BROKE THROUGH THE FROZEN MUD AND ICE AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THIS RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE STRAINING THE MUSCLES IN H IS LOWER LEFT LEG.

January 18, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

SAID PERSON WAS HOLDING ON TO HAND RAIL TO MOUNT THE COAL TRUCK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS RESULTING IN HIM STRAINING HIS RT SHOULDER WHEN HE HELD ON TO THE HAND RAIL T HIS ACCIDENT W AS NOT REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 01-31-91

1990 · 6 incidents

December 17, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHEN EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAILS HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN ABDOMEN RESULTING IN RUPTURE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 1/04/91 BY TELEPHONE BY EMPL.

November 30, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURIED EE WAS REMVOING A HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM THE BOOM JACK ON A LOADER AND ASSUMBED THE PRESSURE HAD BEEN RELEASED BUT IT WASNT. WHEN HE THE HOSE WAS LOOSENED AND THE PRESSURE RELEASED H ITTING THE INJURIED IN THE EYS, AND MOST OF HIS BODY. THIS RESULTED IN A CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE EE.

November 6, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SAID PERSON WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO BOARD SERVICE TRUCK AND REACHED TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE TRUCK BED WITH BOTH HANDS AND STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.

August 21, 1990 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL HIS SLIPPED AND THUS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

February 26, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO LOAD IT INTO A PICK-UP TRUCK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 18, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS ROLLING A BARREL AND STRAINED A STOMACH MUSCLE.

1989 · 3 incidents

August 11, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE COMPANY IS ONLY REPORTING AN ALLEGED DIAGNOSIS OF AN ILLNESS AND IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE ILLNESS ACTUALLY EXISTS OR THAT THE ALLEGED ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS IS AN "OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS". PNEUMO CONIOSIS.

August 1, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE I NAME WAS ATTEPTING TO BREAK A BOLT LOOSE WHEN HIS RATCH D SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HAND ON A WATE HOSE CLAMP THIS CAUSED AN OPEN WOUND TO HIS L HAND NOTE THE SAFETY DEPT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 8/7/89 WHEN I NAME RETURNED TO WORK

January 26, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WHILE WALKING TO HIS TRUCK STEPPED ON A BOAR WHICH HAD A NAIL IN IT THE NAIL WENT THROUGH HIS BOOT AND INTO HIS FOOT

1988 · 2 incidents

April 12, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT CONVEYOR STRUCTURE ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 8, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK ON TO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

1987 · 3 incidents

November 13, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE WATER IN THE TRUCK RADIATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELLON THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK.

June 10, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Omar Mining Company · Fall from machine

WASHING DART TR6CK, SLIPPED OFF STEP WITH WATER HOSE IN HAND, IT STRUCK LEFT ARM JUST AT THE ELBOW POSSIBLY PULLING MUSCLE

May 2, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Omar Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

ACCIDENTALLY PU7 HAND INTO FAN BLADES ON WELDER, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE THIRD FINGER, BRAKING A BONE ON THE RING FINGER. SKINNED KNUCKLES ALSO.

1986 · 2 incidents

March 8, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Omar Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HE IS A TRUCK D9IVER, HE CLAIMS THE ROUGH ROAD HURT HIS LOWER BACK AND KIDNEY AREA. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED ON 3-8-86 BUT HE SAID HIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERING FOR 2 TO 3 WEEKS.

January 14, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Omar Mining Company · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS WALK3NG ON END LOADERS REAR BUMPER. IT HAD SOME COAL AND SNOW ON THE BUMPER, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ABOUT 4 TO 5 FT BACKWARD LANDING ON HIS BOTTOM AND BACK.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 24, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Omar Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS MOVING A BARRELL OF OIL. IN DOING THIS HE HURT HIS BACK.

August 30, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Omar Mining Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME CHANGING OIL GUAGE ON 250 CLINE COAL TRUCK WHEN HE HAD FATAL HEART ATTACK.

1983 · 3 incidents

May 17, 1983 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Omar Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

HALSTEAD WAS STANDING ON THE FRAME OF M-50 ROCK HAULER TO CHECK THE ENGINE OIL. HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND & H IS FOOT WAS ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

February 12, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Omar Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HURT BACK AS HE PICKED UP A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD

January 5, 1983 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Omar Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOODWIN WAS TAKING LUG BOLTS OFF OF THE WHEEL OF A 45 MACK TRUCK-USING A "CHEATER PIPE AND EITHER STRAINED OR PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.