Mining Incidents

Golden Ridge Coal

Premium Sewell Inc · Surface
Controlled by Law H Wayne
Monterville, Randolph County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4602481

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1984–1994
Latest incident
Feb 1994
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1994 · 1 incident

February 5, 1994 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Premium Sewell Inc · Fall from machine

AS THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A RAILROAD CAR, HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE RECEIVED BRUISED RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE FROM THE FALL.

1993 · 1 incident

May 20, 1993 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Phoenix Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A TRUCK DRIVER WAS ROUNDING A TURN WITH A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT A HIGHER GEAR BUT MISSED THE GEAR HE THEN STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS IN ORDER TO TAKE OFF AGAIN HE GOT H IS TRAILER WHEELS OVER THE EDGE OF THE EMBANKMENT THIS WEIGHT SHIFT CAUSED HIS TRAILER & TRACTOR TO UPSET

1989 · 1 incident

April 19, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phoenix Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SOME STEEL FROM A TRUCK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

1988 · 5 incidents

August 13, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Phoenix Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH PLANT AND STEPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL STICKING OUT OF IT

June 15, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Phoenix Resources Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AND DEVELOPED SERVRE CHEST PAINS. POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK.

April 15, 1988 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phoenix Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEES HAND BECAME ENTANGLED IN HANDLE ON CHUTE ADJUSTER

January 11, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phoenix Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS3HOLDING A METAL FRAME WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE WAS HIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER

January 5, 1988 WV · Coal FIRE
Phoenix Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE OUTSIDE STA7KER BELT AT PREP PLANT WAS FREESING SO A SALAMANDER HEATER WAS PLACED UNDER THE CONVEYOR, THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT FIRE, DESTROYING THE BELT, THE CANOPY AND CATALK

1984 · 1 incident

May 31, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S S Joe Burford Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL GOT FINGER LODGED IN TRAILER DOOR AND DOOR SWUNG BACKWARDS SMASHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.