Mining Incidents

No 2 Mine Coal

King Powellton Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Lawson W Hamilton Jr
Kingston, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4603953

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1988 · 4 incidents

August 19, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
King Powellton Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS ROLLING UP CURTAIN IN NO U ROOM WHILE CSCOOP WAS CLEANING UP SCOOP OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE OF POSTION OF INJURED EMPL AND INJURED EMPL WAS INATTENTIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE SCOOP THE SCOOP RAN OVER INJURED EMPL R FOOT FRACTURING BONES IN THE TWO SMALLER TOEW THIS IS SECOND LOST TIME INJURY OF THIS EMPL THIS MONTH

August 10, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A TIMBER WHEN A ROCK JARRED LOOSE FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT THIGH.

July 27, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

A ROCK STRUCK CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE CUTTING COAL CAUSING MACHINE TO BOUNCE AND JARRING EMPLOYEE AGAINST HIS MINER'S LIGHT BATTERY STRIKING HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.

April 18, 1988 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TIMBER THAT HE WAS SAWING IN HIS LEFT HAND. WHEN HE PULLED THE SAW BACK TOWARD HIM IT SKIPPED SIDEWAYS AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. RECEIVED TWO STITCHES.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 17, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL GETTING RE5DY TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN TINHIN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK HIM IN FACE RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES IN UPPER LIP.

August 19, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Powellton Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTING MI3ER CABLE TO LAY IN HOOK ON SIDE OF MINER.CABLE HAD TENSION ON IT WHICH MADE IT QUITE HEAVY TO PULL SLACK AS HE LIFTED IT.SOMETHING SNAPPED IN HIS BACK AS HE LIFTED.

1985 · 1 incident

June 14, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STOOD HINGED ROOL COVER STRAIGHT UP ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE PROCEEDED TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE CCHAIN. HE LAID THE CHAIN IN THE CONVEYOR OF THE SHUTTLE CAR TO REPAIR IT WITH HIS BACK TO THE RI REEL COVER. WHEN HE HIT THE CHAIN TO TAKE OUT THE DEFECTIVE LINK, THE LID FELL OVER BACKWARDS STRIKING EMPLOYEE OVER THE KIDNEYS AND BACK.

1983 · 1 incident

September 20, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE STARTING TO SAW A POST WHEN SAW BLADE JUMPED SIDEWAYS OUT FOF THE POST AND CUT INJUREDS THUMB