Mining Incidents

Refuse Site Coal

Controlled by Law Alan T
Meadow Creek, Summers County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4605747

MSHA record for Refuse Site (mine ID 4605747). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jul 1985
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
2
inspections on record
10
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 10 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1985 · 1 incident

July 31, 1985 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New River Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKING COAL THRU GRIZZLY SCREEN AT ROTARY DUMP. FOOT WENT INTO SCREEN HOLE LOST BALANCE. JERKED ACKWARDS & FELL TO KNEE.

1984 · 4 incidents

December 5, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New River Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONTOP OF A REFUSE TRUCK LOADING CATWALK WATCHING THE TRUCK PULL UNDER THE REFUSE BIN AND THE WALKWAY COLLAPSED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND ST RIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND RIGHT HIP AGAINST THE GROUND.

November 27, 1984 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New River Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS BREAKING A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK WITH A HAMMER & HE SLIPPED & F ELL.

September 6, 1984 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New River Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STEPPED ACROSS HANDRAIL TO CLEAN GRIZZLY SCREEN HANDRAIL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK

August 8, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New River Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL SWITCHING TRACK -BENT OVER AND RAISED ,BACK POPPED OUT OF PLACE.

1983 · 1 incident

May 12, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New River Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE PUTTING FUEL IN DOZER

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