Mining Incidents

Montcoal Surface Coal

Controlled by Ahern James
Montcoal, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604469

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Aug 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

June 6, 1988 WV · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DESCENDING COLUMN WHEN LANDING AT GROUND LEVEL TURNED ANKLE A BAR WAS LEANIN G A GAINST COLUMN THROWING INJ. OF BALANCE.

1987 · 6 incidents

October 14, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNKNOWN/ ALLEGE8 LUNG IMPAIRMENT

September 23, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN/ALLEGED3HEARING IMPARIMENT.

April 27, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING CAPS ON 992C10453 LOADER BUCKET.WHILE DRIVING PINS FROM OLD CAPS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,METAL CHIP FROM HAMMER STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S INSIDE LEFT KNEE.

March 30, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Peabody Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

LUNG IMPAIRMENT3

January 23, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peabody Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN ALLEGED3HEARING IMPAIRMENT

January 5, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

INJ STATED THAT3HE WAS CUTTING ON DUST COLLECTOR WITH TORCH WITH HIS BACK TO HIS MECHANIC TRUCK DRILLER WAS HELPING HIM AND MOVED THE TRUCK AND FAILED TO GET TRANSMISSION IN GEAR TRUCK SET S STILL FOR A FEW3MINUTES THEN ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK INJURED