Mining Incidents

Bergoo Preparation Plant Coal

Phoenix Resources Inc · Facility
Controlled by A F Budge Mining Ltd
Bergoo, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4602402

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1987 · 2 incidents

September 8, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INJURED WAS LEA5ING THE PREP PLANT AND STUMBLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE PUT HIS HAND INTO A BELT CONVEYOR DRIVE THE GUARD NORMALLY COVERING THE DRIVE HAD APPRANTLY BEEN THROWN OFF

January 1, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP CLIMBED UP 2NTO BED OF TRUCK . DUE TO WINTER WEATHER HE SAID HE LOST HIS FOOTHOLD AND SLIPPED AND FELL SPRIANING HIS ANKLE

1986 · 1 incident

December 16, 1986 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNSAFE ACT WHIL9 REPAIRING A FILTER PRESS PUTTING HAND INSIDE RUNNING EQUIPEMNT WHILE ATTEMPTING REPAIRS.

1985 · 3 incidents

September 12, 1985 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME CAUGHT HIS HAND ON WIRE SHOVELING UNDER RAW COAL BELT

August 6, 1985 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

II NAME ACCIDENTLY CUT I NAME S RIGHT LEG WITH SAW. II NAME HAD ASKED I NAME TO HELP HIMN TO BREAK TREE, HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT I NAME HAD MOVED INTO POSITION TO HELP WITH TREE AND CUT I NAME LEG.

August 3, 1985 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOARDS TO REPAIR BRIDGE STRAINED HIS BACK THERE WAS NO LOST TIME UNITL 8-8-85.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 25, 1984 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elk River Sewell Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJ EMP WAS DROPPING A LOADED CAR FROM TIPPLE ANOTHER CARDROPPER WENT TO THE TOP END OF TRACK AND CUT LOOSE 5 EMPTIES HE SET BRAKE ON ONE AND BLEED OFF AIR HE GOT ON 2ND CAR AND FOUND THAT IT HAD NO BRAKES HE JUMPED OFF LETTING CARS RUN INTO LOADS UNDER TIPPLE KNOCKING INJ EMP OFF LOADED CAR