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Lewis County Surface Mine Coal

Weston, Lewis County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604497

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Dec 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1987 · 4 incidents

December 11, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Grafton Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME FILED ST5TE OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS CLAIM HAS NOT WORKED FOR GRAFTON SINCE 1-15-87

November 12, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Grafton Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME FILED ST5TE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM HAS NOT WORKED FOR GRAFTON SINCE 1-15-87

October 28, 1987 WV · Coal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Grafton Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME FILED FO9 STATE OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS HAS NOT WORKED FOR GRAFTON SINCE 5-12-86

October 28, 1987 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Grafton Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME FILED ST5TE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUEMOCONIOSIS CLAIM HAS NOT WORKED SINCE 5-12-86

1986 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

July 18, 1985 WV · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grafton Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT FINGER ON LOADER AS HE WAS CLINBING OFF WATER TRUCK.

June 3, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Grafton Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

AN THE TRUCKING EMPLOYEE WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR GRAFTON COAL COMPANY WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HAUL ROAD WHEN THE FORD TRAILER TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO THE TRU CK INTO GEAR AS IT WAS MOVING HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE TRUCK INTO GEAR AND IT BEGAN TRAVELING AT AN UNCONTROLLED SPEED. THE TRUCK TRAVELLED APPROX. 1000 FT AND OVERTURNED.

1984 · 3 incidents

September 11, 1984 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grafton Coal Company · Struck by flying object

I.NAME HELPING I.NAME REMOVE ROCK FROM PICKING TABLE USING PRYBAR AFTER THEY WERE DONE I.NAME CAME OFF PICKING TABLE AND THREW BAR DOWN ON FLOOR.IT GLANCED OFF FLOOR AND HIT LEFT LEG.

August 30, 1984 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MUD & WATER ON DRILL BENCH RIGHT AFTER SEVERE STORM & EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE

May 9, 1984 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grafton Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS POSITIONING A PIECE OF STEEL ALONG THE SIDE OF A ROCK TRUCK BED. WASHER PULLED LOOSE & THE PIECE OF STEEL FELL STRIKING EE ON THE ELG.

1983 · 1 incident