Mining Incidents

Robin Hood No 9Coal

Prenter, Boone County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602143
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2000 · 16 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CELL IN SCOOP BATTERY. WHILE USING THE OVERHEAD CRANE TO LIFT CELL, THEAUGER USED TO LIFT THE CELL BROKE AND A PIECE OFTHE AUGER HOOKED TO THE CRANE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND

Fall to the walkway or working surface

DRIVER WAS TIGHTENING LUG NUTS ON TRUCK UNIT #3011 WITH A 3/4 DRIVE WHEEL RATCHET. THE RATCHETS LOCKING MECHANISIM BROKE CAUSING IT TO FREE WHEEL. THE DRIVER WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE RATCH ET WHE THIS OCCURRED. DRIVER STATED THAT HE FELLDOWN CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS BACK.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALLEGED HEARING LOSS.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ON 5/11/00 EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS SHOULDER THE DAY BEFORE WHEN HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. RECEIVED CONFIRMATION OF ACTUAL INJURY 5/22/00.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

MEDICAL INFORMATION (X-RAYS) INDICATES THAT THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FROM OSTEOPHYTOSIS AND SPONDYLOSIS OF THE CERVICAL SPINE.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

DEGENERATIVE CHANGES TO THE SPINE STENOSIS AT L4-L5. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HANGING A MOBIL ROOF SUPPORT CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: RECEIVED MEDICAL INFORMATION ON 4- 12-00.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #8 ENTRY OF A SECTION 800' FROM THE FACE, ONE BREAK OUTBYSPAD 5576 THE FALL MEASURED 45' LONG 20' WIDE AND 6 1/2' HIGH. THIS WAS A CONTINUATION OF AN OLD FALL.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ALLEGED OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS, RECEIVED NOTIFICATION 3-10-00.

Accident type, without injuries

A FIRE WAS DETECTED AT AN OPENING ALONG THE OUTCROP OF THE INACTIVE (SEALED) AREA OF THE MINE. THE FIRE WAS APPARENTLY THE RESULT OF A FOREST FIRE THAT CAUGHT THE COAL SEAM ON FIRE.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY. 4 BRKS INBY SURY STATION 5614 - 900' OUTBY THE SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 40'LONG, 18'WIDE, AND 6'HIGH.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN HEARING LOSS.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE H3 ROADWAY 2 BRK ACROSS FROM SURVEY STATION 5439 OUT BY SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 40' LONG 10' WIDE 6' HIGH.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TENDINITIS OF ELBOW BILATERAL. NOTE: RECEIVED MEDICAL 1/21/00.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #2 ENTRY- 1300 OUTBY THE SECTION 1 1/2 OUTBY SURVEY STATION 5863. THE FALL MEASURED 19'L X 19'W X 6 1/2 - 7 1/2'H.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #2 ENTRY RETURN, AT SUB STATION 5615, 1100 FT OUTBY THE SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 80'LONG, 20'WIDE, 6'-8'HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE #1 ENTRY, RETURN 400' OUTBY THE SECTIO AT SURVEY STATION 5869. THE FALL MEASURED 20' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 9' HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6' GLUE DOUBLE L OCK.