Mining Incidents

Cannelton Surface Mine Coal

Perry & Hylton Inc · Surface
Controlled by Hylton Tracy W
Cannelton, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602355

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
May 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1987 · 1 incident

1986 · 4 incidents

August 12, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HEATING SLEEVE 2N BACK OF ENGINE FLEW BACK ON HIM.

June 18, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPING UP INT2 TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL

January 30, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON DUMP3LEVER.

January 20, 1986 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

PAIN ON RT SIDE3OF BACK WHILE DRIVING ROCK TRUCK OVER ROUGH ROADS

1985 · 9 incidents

December 3, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT FOOT ON 0OOT REST OF DOZER GRABBED DOOR TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

November 12, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNDER TRUCK GRE5SING TURNED TWISTED LOWER BACK.

October 14, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOOK FLEW OFF JACK AND HIT IN MOUTH LACERATION TO LIP BROKE TOP DENTURE

June 26, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against a moving object

END LOADER OP LOADING TRUCK WITH ROCK. ONE HIT TRUCK JARRING TRUCK DRIVER AGAINST DOOR.

June 21, 1985 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSED DOOR OF DOZER ON LEFT HAND

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING AIR WRENCH AND SWIVLE SOCKET CAME APART HIT LEFT HAND.

May 13, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING LADDER TO TRUCK STRAINED LOWER BACK

February 4, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by flying object

BREAKING FROZEN COAL LOOSE IN COAL BIN.PIECE FLEW IN LEFT EYE.

1984 · 3 incidents

October 29, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH, SLIPPED MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND

August 23, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING LADDER TO TRUCK STRAINED UPPER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

April 20, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKING ON TIPPLE USING SLATE BAR. BAR SLIPPED LETTING LEFT LEG HIT A PIECE OF SHARP METAL.

1983 · 4 incidents

October 12, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Perry & Hylton Inc · Struck against stationary object

WALKING TO OIL STORAGE AREA,STEPPED ON BOARD WITH NAIL AND RAN THROUGH RIGHT FOOT.

September 7, 1983 WV · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Perry & Hylton Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BIT ON DRILL CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRILL AND BIT

August 5, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Perry & Hylton Inc · Fall from machine

BACKING TRUCK TO DUMP DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND TRUCK WENT OVER HILL. JUMPED FROM TRUCK.