Mining Incidents

Tazewell Energy #1 Coal

Tazewell Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by East William A
Coalwood, Mcdowell County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604989

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1985–1989
Latest incident
Dec 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

1989 · 9 incidents

December 28, 1989 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPENING 5 GAL CAN OF OIL. HAD ICE AROUND SPOUT. PART OF PLASTIC BROKE USED FINGER TO GRIP SPOUT TO PULL OUT OF CAR. PLASTIC BROKE EXPOSING SHARP EDGE OF CAN OPENING CUT FINGER.

November 21, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PUTTING SHEER PIN IN FEEDER AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN PIN HOLE.LEFT INDEX FINGER.

October 26, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER & JUST MANUVERED MACHINE TO START DRILING WHEN HE PUT CANOPY AGAINST TOP & PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 2'X2'X3" FELL & HJIT HIM IN LOWER BACK.

October 25, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY

MOVING MINER FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER SITTING IN DECK OF MINER LEFT LOWER LEG STARTED STINGING, SAID THOUGHT IT WAS FROM THE WAY HE SAT IN DECK KNEE PADS CUT OF CIRCULATION TO LOWER LEG.

August 10, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE BOLTER.

August 6, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS FINGER.

July 20, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Burke Mountain Trucking Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS WALKING TO SHUTTLE CAR WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.

1988 · 1 incident

1985 · 2 incidents

November 21, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moccasin Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTING BELT ROPE UP ONTO BELT STAND BELT SLIPPED OFF JERKING EMPLOYEES ARM AND BACK EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD HITTING RIBS ON STAND