Mining Incidents

#1 Coal

Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Uneeda, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604525

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1986 · 1 incident

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

AN ELECTRICAL C3RCUIT BREAKER FIRED AN ARC WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING AT IT. THAT NIGHT HIS EYES STARTED TO HURT.

1985 · 1 incident

June 21, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE REPORTED BY TELEPHONE 3 DAYS LATER ON 24 JUNE THAT HE STRAINED HIS BAKC PROBABLY PULLING ON A CABLE HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO HIS FOREMAN OR MANAGEMENT OR CO-WORKERS THAT DAY NOTE EM PLOYEE HAS BEEN UNDER A DOCTORS CARE SINCE NOV 1984 FOR AN OFF JOB BACK INJURY

1984 · 1 incident

June 12, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE BEING RETRACTED WHEN THE CABLE BECAME TAUT AND STRUCK HIM.

1983 · 1 incident

January 20, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING SLEDGHAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE HAMMER BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS KNEE HE SUFFERED A BRUISE TO KNEE