Mining Incidents

Campbell'S Creek Surface Mine Coal

Blount, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605482

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1983–1992
Latest incident
Feb 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1992 · 1 incident

February 18, 1992 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Susan Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EXPOSURE TO SODIUM HYDROXIDE RESULTING IN 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT KNEE AND THIGH.

1985 · 1 incident

June 25, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Susan Coal Company · Fall from machine

OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF END LOADER AND WAS THROWN OUT OF IT BREAKING HIS RT COLLARBONE

1984 · 4 incidents

September 24, 1984 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Princess Susan Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EES DUTY WAS TO TRACK IN MATERIAL ON THE MINE SLOPE WITH A D8 DOZER. THIS REGULAR JOB ACTIVITY SUPPOSEDLY CAUSED EES BACK TO BECOME STRAINED. EE WORK REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT- 2HR 40 MIN & HIS NEEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT -9 HRS BEFORE TAKING OFF WORK DUE TO ALLEGED INJURY.

February 8, 1984 WV · Coal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Susan Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL WAS PUTTING SAFETY PIN IN MAST OF DRILL WHEN PIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FRAME OF DRILL AND PIN INDIVIDUAL HAD TO HAVE FINGER AMPUTATED

1983 · 11 incidents

October 14, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Princess Susan Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HYDRAULIC HOSE BURST ON CAT D-8 DOZER OPERATOR RECEIVED BURNS FROM HOT OIL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT FIRE.

August 26, 1983 WV · Coal driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper MACHINERY
Princess Susan Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS SMASHED WHEN THE DOOR OF A PORTA DRILL CAME CLOSED

August 2, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Susan Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

THE EE HIT HIS HEAD ON T HE HOD OF A PORTA-DRILL.

May 31, 1983 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Susan Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BACKING UP TO DRILL BENCH, TURNED OVER INTO PIT AREA.

April 27, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Princess Susan Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

CLEANING DIRT OFF SURFACE ROCK,WENT TO BACK UP AND ROCK SLIPPED LETTING DOZER SLIP OVER SIDE.

March 12, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Princess Susan Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY HIT RIGHT LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW

January 8, 1983 WV · Coal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Princess Susan Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF PIECE OF EQUIP AND IN T HE PROCESS ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS RT GROIN HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR TREATMENT