Mining Incidents

Belt Tunnel Mine Coal

Kingston Resources Inc · Underground
Controlled by Rag Aktiengesellschaft
Kingston, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606019

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1992–1998
Latest incident
May 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1998 · 1 incident

May 27, 1998 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kingston Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS UNLOADING I-BEAM FROM FLAT CAR AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SIDE.

1997 · 5 incidents

November 6, 1997 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING FROM LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED. HE SWUNG FROM THE HANDRAIL AND STRUCK THE LOADER ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, FRACTURING THE FOURTH RIB ON RIGHT SIDE.

1994 · 1 incident

November 14, 1994 WV · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Catenary Coal Company · Fall down stairs

THE SECURITY OFFICER STEPPED OUT OF THE GUARD HOUSE & SLIPPED & FELL ON THE STEPS. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HOWEVER THIS RESULTED IN INJURY [FRACTURE] TO HIS RIGHT HAND. N O STRUCTURES CAUSED THE FALL & EMPLOYEE CARELESSNESS IS BELIEVED TO BE THE REASON FOR THIS INJURY.

1992 · 1 incident

October 29, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Catenary Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR CONTROL VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO TRAVEL 1 AND 3/10 MILES DOWN GRADE AND TURN OVER.