Mining Incidents

Keystone No 5 Mine Coal

Affinity Mining Company · Underground
Controlled by Hanson PLC
Midway, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602067

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
53
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Dec 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

53 on file

1985 · 8 incidents

December 7, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Affinity Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING UP SID9 OF TRUCK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND STRUCK METAL FRAME AOF TOOL BOX.

November 13, 1985 WV · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Affinity Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

September 10, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 3RT OFF 2 WEST SECTION IN #2 ENTRY AT SPAD NO 5123 FALL MEASURED 20FTX20FTX4FT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN WAS NOT AFFECTED

September 10, 1985 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS PULLING DOWN 2 PIECE OF ROCK WITH HIS HAND WHEN BASE OF LEFT RING FINGER WAS CUT BY SHARP EDGE OF ROCK

April 18, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Affinity Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

INJRED WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE, FOR TRANSPORTATION ONLY, WHEN HE PULLED THE TROLLEY POLE DOWN TO PASS UNDER A PIPE SUSPENDED OVER THE TRACK. INJURED TURNED HIS BACK ON THE DIRECTION OF TRAV EL AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE PIPE.

February 19, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING A BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THEROCK AND THE PINNER FELL CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE PINNER HEAD. THE ROCK MASHED HIS INDEX A ND MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 18 STITCHES TOTAL.

February 14, 1985 WV · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Affinity Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ALLEDGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS

January 11, 1985 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE SLOPE MANTRIP WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO A BAD COIL EFFECTED THE MAGNETIC BRAKING SYSTEM CAR REMIANED OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE

1984 · 18 incidents

December 18, 1984 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Affinity Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A LINE IN PLACE ON A REFUSE FILTER WHILE HE WAS HITTING THE LINER HE MISSED THE EDGE OF THE PLATE AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE L INER. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

November 13, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Affinity Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

September 25, 1984 WV · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator MACHINERY
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by falling object

THERE WAS 4 CRIBS WEDGED ON TOP OF THE TAILPIECE AS THE EE PUSHED THEM OUT WITH APRON ON THE LAST JACK ONE OF THE CRIB BLOCKS FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 2, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND AS HE STARTED TO DRILL ON UNDETECTABLE KETTLE BOTTOM FELL. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK

July 24, 1984 WV · Coal HOISTING
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE OVERWIND SAFETY DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED ON THE MANTRIP HOIST AMD HAD TO BE REPLACED NO INJURIES OCCURRED DUE TO THIS CONDITION TEH MANTRIP HOIST WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR 55 MINUTES ALL CREWS W WERE PULLED OUTBY THE FACE UNTIL CONDITIONS WERE CORRECTED

July 23, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD 3840 IN NORTH LEFT INTAKE. THE FALL WAS APPROX 40\ LONG 18\ WIDE & 2\ THICK. NO ONE WAS INJURED DUE TO THIS CONDITION.

June 19, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. STATUS OF INJURY WAS NOT DETERMINED UNTIL 7-9-84.

May 16, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN CONNECTOR BEING DRIVEN OFF #7 OF 2WEST AND CONNECTING TO #1 OF 5RT2W 81FT TO RT OF SPAD 4988 FALL WAS APPROX 30FT LONG 19FT WIDE AND 3TO 4FT THICK NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT

May 15, 1984 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS HITTING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WITH ANOTHER PIECE OIF STEEL TO TRY AND DISLODGE SOME DUST. AS HE WAS STRIKING THE PIECE OF STEEL HE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL HE WAS US ING AND THE PINNER HEAD. HIS INDEX FINGER WAS MSASHED AND REQUIRED STITCHES

May 15, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN #4 HEADING OF N LEFT SECTION FALL IS APPROX 50FT LONG 20FT WIDE AND 4TO5FT THICK THIS SECTION HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 0251684 DUE TO A WATER PROBLEM N O ONE WAS INJURED DURING THIS FALL

April 16, 1984 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I,NAME WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK OFF A BELT CONVEYOR WHEN IT SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCKA DN A BELT ROLLER. HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED ON H IS RIGHT HAND AND REQUIRED STITCHES.

March 29, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 2 RT 2W SECTION AT SPAD 4836 AND GOING INBY FOR APPROX. 50\. FALL IS APPROX. 50\ LONG 6\ THICK AND 20\ WIDE. THE FALL IS LOCATED ON THE TAIL SIDE OF THE LONGWALL IN #2 HEADING. VENTILATION ON PASSAGE OF MEN IS NOT EFFECTED. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

February 22, 1984 WV · Coal HOISTING
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

BRAKE SET SO KNOID FAILED ON SLOPE HOIST MAKING HOIST INOPORABLE. SOKNOIL WAS REPLACED AND HOIST WAS PUT OUT IN SERVICE FROM 9:// TO 12:00.

February 16, 1984 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN INFLOW OF WATER IN EXCESS OF EXISTING DEWATERING FACILITIES OCCURRED ON THE RETREATING 1ST RIGHT LONGWALL SECTION ALSO AFFECTING NORTH LEFT MAINS THE MINER EQUIPMENT AND SOME LONGWALL EQUIP WAS RETREATED PROPER VENTILATION CONTROLS ESTABLISHED AND PUMPING STATIONS ARE BEING INSTALLED

February 8, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Affinity Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A BRAKE ADJUSTING SCREW ON A LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN

February 8, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING WATER HOSE ALONG SIDE #1 STAGE LOADER FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH.WATER HOSE 1\\ DIA X 20\LONG.

January 14, 1984 WV · Coal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP CUT HIS HAND WHILE SETTING A SUBMERISBLE PUMP IN A BUCKET TO PREVENT IT FROM STOPPING UP LATER THE CUT BECAME INFECTED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION

January 6, 1984 WV · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL AND 2 OTHERS STANDING ON SIEVE SCREEN TO REPLACE PIECE OF PLATE IN BOTTOM OF FEED BOX.SCREEN SHIFTED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL CATCHING HAND BETWEEN SCREEN AND BOX.OFF ONLY 1 DAY TO GO TO DR.

1983 · 27 incidents

December 21, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Affinity Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING ROOF BOLTS UP BELT WHEN HE COULD LOAD THEM IN UNITRAC HE LOST HIS BLANACE AND FELL TOWARD BELT AND MISSED THE BELT ROPE WITH HICH PULLED HIS FINGER.

December 14, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Affinity Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS GETTING OFF BELT DURING AND ON SHIFT MANTRIP WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCKDUST BAG AT UNLOADING PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE.

December 14, 1983 WV · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS REACHING FOR TOOLBOX WAS SITTING ON AND OF MINE CAR WHEN MINE CAR MOVED FORWARD CAUSING WHEEL TO ROLL ONTO INJUREDS FOOT

December 12, 1983 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Affinity Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

AWARDED 10% ON OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

December 12, 1983 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LOADING SLOW GUIDES INTO SCOOP WHEN GUIDE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT INJUREDS FINGER AGAINST PAN

December 8, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM ROOFBOLT WHEN PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL CATCHING THUMB AGAINST MOTOR OF ROOF BOLTER INJURY RESULTED IN LOSS OF SKIN OF TISSUE FROM SIDE AND BOTTOM PAD OF THUMB

September 20, 1983 WV · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STANDING ON BOOM OF BOLTER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. WHEN BOOM OF BOLTER WAS FORWARD IT CAUGHT INJUREDS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN BOOM AND MINE FLOOR.

September 9, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK WAS ON THE HEAD OF THE MINER AND THE OPERATOR PULLED THE ROCK OFF STRAINING HIMSELF EMP WAS OPERATED ON FOR A HERNIA

August 24, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING BELT IN LOW TOP AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

August 18, 1983 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CRIB BLOCK UNDER A TRACK RAIL AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE CRIB

August 2, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Affinity Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING CINDER BLOCKS AND STUMBLED HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON A CINDER BLOCK. THIS ACCDIENT RESULTED IN A HAIR LINE FRACTURE TO THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

July 25, 1983 WV · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE PLOW MOTOR TO ONE SIDE AND SHIELD ON MOTOR SHIFTED CATCHING HIS RT THUMB EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITCHES EMPLOYEE WAS OFF 1 DAY T O GO TO THE DOCTOR

July 19, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING OTHER EMPL MAKE BELT SPLICE.BELT SLIPPED AS IT WAS BEING PULLED TOGETHER AND EMPL HAD BO// HOLT OF CABLE AND HOOK ON BELT CLAMP SLID THROUGH HAND CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STIT

July 14, 1983 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Affinity Mining Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

STANDING ON PLATFORM WORKING ON BELT HEAD AND AS HE STARTED TO GET DOWN LOST FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON OIL STATION STAND.

June 14, 1983 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Affinity Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

MANTRIP PASSING UNDER 2 WEST BOOM THE FRONT LOCOMOTIVE RAN OVER 5\ RESIN GLUE BOX.WHICH WAS CARRIED UNDER LOCO TO CAR SPOTTER WHICH THEN TRIPPED THE DOGS WHICH CAUGHT THE FIRST MANTRIP CAR CAU SING IT TO JERK.2 NONREPORTABLE ACCID OCCURED DUE TO THIS.NO CAR OR LOCOM WRECKED AND NO EQUIP DAMAGE WAS DONE.

June 10, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Affinity Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON MUD NEXT TO THE RAMP ON NORTH ROCK GRADE TWISTING KNEE.FILED UNDER PROTEST SINCE IT WASNT REPORTED UNTIL 6-13-83 AND THIS AFTER A DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN AGAINST EMPL FOR UNSAFE A

April 21, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Affinity Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE UMWA SIDE OF THE BATHHOUSE HAD BEEN WASHED DOWN THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE WATER HAD RAN OUT ON THE SIDEWALK AND FROZE. AFTER KENNETH TOOK A SHOWER HE CAME OUT THE SIDE DOOR (WHICH IS SELDO M USED) AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

April 13, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING PUT A WRECKED MINE CAR ON TRACK AND SLATE BAR FELL OVER CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CRIB BLOCK.

April 4, 1983 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS MOVING ROCK DRILL INTO A BREAK WHEN THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER A ROCK FLIPPING IT INTO THE DECK OF THE DRILL THE ROCK CAUGHT KENNETHS RIGHT FOOT CUTTING IT AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED

March 31, 1983 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT OVER TO PICK UP PIECE OF CHALK IN MINE OFFICE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

March 31, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Affinity Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

March 22, 1983 WV · Coal coal dump operator MACHINERY
Affinity Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS CATWALK TO CHECK WATER BEFORE THE ROTARY DUMP THE DUMP WAS RUNNING ROCK THROUGH THE CRUSHER AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK CAME OUT STRIKING INJURED ON THE NECK INJURED RECIEVED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT BEFORE HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR

January 24, 1983 WV · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Affinity Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LESLIE AND 5 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A 85 LB STEEL RAIL ONTO A FLATCAR WHEN THEY SET THE RAIL DOWN IT TO URNED OVER CATCHING INJUREDS FINGERS BETWEEN 2 R AILS HIS FINGER WAS MASHED AND IT TOOK 4 STITCHES TO SEW IT BACK UP