Mining Incidents

Slaughter Creek Prep PlantCoal

Controlled by Ashley N Ward
Cabin Creek, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604718
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2013
Latest incident
Sep 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2013 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee and witnesses were changing inline mixers on slurry line feeding #1 belt press. After completing the job, employee was cleaning up old pipe. When he lifted a piece of pipe that was 6"" and approximately 4' long, he felt something tear in his left bicep.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee alleges that on 01/31/13 his right knee ""exploded"" while walking and carrying something for an electrician. He did not complete an accident report. He notified his supervisor on 02/01/13 that he sought medical treatment. The worker's comp paperwork employee completed on 01/31/13 reports a DOI of 12/19/12.

2011 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on a piece of equipment when his foot slipped and scraped his shin.

Struck against a moving object

The employee was in a bucket Bobcat when it went over the hillside.

2008 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After replacing a 4"" hose on a clean up pump two ee's were putting the grating over the sump. As the grating went into place the hose came off of the pump causing the water and mud to hit employee in face filling his eyes with dirt.

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking by the sump area and fell in a slump hole he did not see, banging his l knee leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying with a spud wrench when it slipped & struck him in the mouth.

2005 · 2 incidents

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

REFUSE BELT BROKE, THEY WERE USING EXCAVATOR TO PULL CABLE TO SHEAVE BELT BACK TOGETHER, BUCKET HIT HAND RAIL ON CATWALK & BROKE IT OFF. EMPLOYEE WAS AGAINST HANDRAIL WHEN IT BROKE & HE FELL ABOUT 8'TO THE GROUND.

Struck by flying object

Small rock came out of chute and struck employee on forehead, causing a cut.

2003 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EE, WHILE FUELING D-9 DOZER SLIPPED FALLING, HITTING HIS HEAD ON DOZER. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL & RECEIVED SOME STITCHES IN HIS FOREHEAD.

Unclassified, insufficient data

EE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR ON 9/11/03 TO REPORT THAT HE HAD BEEN INJURED ON THE EVENING SHIFT OF 9/10/03 WHILE REPAIRING A DOZER, HE WENT TO DR. ON 9/11/03 & THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS KNEE WAS CR ACKED.