Mining Incidents

Refuse Site Coal

Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Facility
Controlled by Henry Paul Kizer
Clear Creek Raleigh, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605644

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

December 3, 1991 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO NEW STRUCTURE PULLING WITH HIS BODY IN A BIND, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

June 4, 1991 WV · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SUING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET WET COAL OUT OF FUEL BIN AT DRYER WHEN HE LIFTED THE SLEDGE HAMMER OVER HIS HEAD TO HIT BIV HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

February 15, 1991 WV · Coal FIRE
Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Accident type, without injuries

NO INJURIES, APPARENTLY DUE TO EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES THE AIRLOCK GATES FOR THE DRY COAL PRODUCTS FAILED TOW ORK FREELY, THUS CAUSING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COAL TO BUILD UP ON THE DRYER C ONSTRUCTION DECK AND CATCH FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 5 OR 6 MINUTES.

1990 · 2 incidents

October 16, 1990 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL STATED THAT HE CLIMBED LADDER TO WASH FEEDER OUT HILE RETURNING DOWN LADDER HE STEPPED OFF LAST STEP ONTO WATER HOSE LAYING ON FLOOR SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

March 8, 1990 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING WIRE FOR CONTROL SWITCH FOR #2 DEISTER CLEAN COAL SCREEN WAS WORKING ON ONE KNEE & BRUISED KNEE.

1988 · 1 incident

January 28, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Zalkin Coal Sales Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I.NAME WAS GOIN1 TO REMOVE OLD WARE LINER IN REFUSE CHUTE HE WAS BENT OVER AN OPENING IN TOP OF CHUTE CUTTING METAL BOTTOM OUT WITH A TORCH HIS BACK GOT TIRED HE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE CHUTE AND STAND UP B9ING THE TORCH OVER HIS LEFT HAND AND THE BLAZE WENT DOWN HIS GLOVE BURNING HIS HAND

1987 · 2 incidents

April 7, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Beckley Lick Run Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS 5UNG.

April 6, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beckley Lick Run Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK T2ROWING A TRACK SWITCH ON TIMBER YARD

1986 · 1 incident

September 19, 1986 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Beckley Lick Run Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPE9ATING D-8 DOZER ON A CLEAR COAL STOCKPILE INJURED HIT A HOLE & WAS JARRED INJURED CLAIMS HIS BACK HURT ALL WEEK THAT THE ONLY TIME HE COULD OF GOT HURT WAS ON 091586 INJURED RE PORTED ACCIDENT3ON 091986

1985 · 1 incident

December 12, 1985 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beckley Lick Run Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STANDING3WITH ONE FOOR ON FRAME OF LOADER & ONE FOOT ON TOP OF TIRE CHECKING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ONTO A HAND RAIL AROUND THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT INJURIN G HIS LEFT SIDE3& SPLEEN.

1984 · 2 incidents

1983 · 2 incidents

October 21, 1983 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beckley Lick Run Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE FELL IN SUMP ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF TIPPLE

October 18, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beckley Lick Run Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER WORKING ON SILO FEEDER, LADDER SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL, STRIKING KNEE ON THE A BELT GUARD.