Mining Incidents

No 1 Refuse Areas Coal

Nettie, Nicholas County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602290

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Mar 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1993 · 1 incident

March 11, 1993 WV · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

WAS REMOVING AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN IT BECAME LODGED AND TRIED TO PRY IT LOOSE. IT THEN KNOCKED HIM OFF A PLATFORM RESULTING INJURY TO THE BACK AND NECK.

1987 · 3 incidents

October 27, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Meadow River Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR CWP.

September 1, 1987 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Meadow River Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR CWP

July 22, 1987 WV · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMPENSATION AW5RD FOR HEARING LOSS

1986 · 8 incidents

December 9, 1986 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

December 9, 1986 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

December 9, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

December 9, 1986 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Meadow River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS 3

August 1, 1986 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meadow River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DROPPING RAILRO5D CAR ONTO OTHER CARS WHEN CARS HIT CAUSED LEFT ARM TO HIT AGAINST CAR

May 8, 1986 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meadow River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN FROM END LOADER AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN

April 18, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Meadow River Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LOADING3MOTOR FROM MOTOR BASE DOWN TO DRY COAL BELT HE DISCOVERED THAT HIS H OIST HADAROPE TOO SHOSRT TO LET MOTOR DOWN ON BELT HE PICKED UP MOTOR WITH HIS HANDS AND HELD IT WHILE A ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 UNHOOKED THE ROPE

1985 · 1 incident

October 1, 1985 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meadow River Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP TRACK TO GET RAILROAD CARS TO DROP TO LOWER LOADOUT POINT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

1984 · 2 incidents

February 8, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Meadow River Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING FROZEN COAL FROM TOP OF COARSE COAL WASHER.EMPL STANDING ON BARREL,BARREL KICKED OUT AND EMPL FELL ASTRADDLE PIECE OF METAL.

January 28, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Meadow River Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS LIFTING GOGGLES OVER EYES & TOUCHED HIS ARM WITH LIGHTED TORCH.

1983 · 1 incident

October 26, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Meadow River Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIPE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND AGAINST THE SHARP END OF THE PIPE.