Mining Incidents

Birch River Plant No. 1Coal

Controlled by Matthew Ashley
Werth, Nicholas County, WV · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4602186
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2002–2011
Latest incident
Feb 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2011 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Coming down hill to prop plant was about 75-100 ft from bottom of hill truck broke lose could not stop hit bank and over turned.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE was hauling concrete up to the scale house with fork lift, when the fork lift ran out of fuel, lift started to roll backwards down the road. EE said he started hitting buttons trying to set park brake when lift didn't stop, EE took off seat belt and stepped off lift. EE then fell backwards hitting his head and lower back.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

The 988B operator was going around a parked D & S truck. As he started around, a tractor-trailer was coming the other way. The back end of the trailer was about to hit the back of the loader. The loader operator steered the loader so he would not get hit. The bucket then went into the side of the parked D & S truck ripping off the hydraulic tank, steps & put a hole in the bed.

2006 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Lifting up small cable hoist with plant hoist. Small hoist rolled over pinching right hand pinky finger against plant hoist hook.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP END OF 1/4 INCH AIR LINE WITH AIR CHUCK ATTACHED AS TO AIR A TIRE. HE STATED HE FELT A TINGLE IN HIS BACK.