Mining Incidents

Lewis No 2 Coal

Tygart Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Grafton Coal Company
Linn, Lewis County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606093

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Jan 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1989 · 1 incident

January 6, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Tygart Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FILED HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

1988 · 1 incident

1987 · 3 incidents

December 15, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Tygart Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME FILED ST5TED OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS HAS NOT WORKED FOR TYGART SINCE 9-1-87

November 10, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Tygart Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME FILED ST5TE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS HAS NOT WORKED FOR TYGART SINCE 9-1-87

June 26, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS TRAVELING FROM THE REAR OF THE BOLTER TO THE FRONT OF THE BOLTER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE RIB LIVE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND THE RIB HITTIN HIM BOLTER SHO6LDER.

1986 · 4 incidents

December 17, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A WORN BIT HOLDER FROM CUTTER DRUM OF CONTINOUS MINER PIECE OF STEEL BROEK FROM BIT HOLDER AND STRUCK HIS RT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE AND EMBEDDED IN HIS LEG

December 2, 1986 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tygart Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING THE INTAKE THE ROADWAY WAS WET AND SLIPPERY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL

September 8, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tygart Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS SHOVELIN1 ON BELT LINE EE TURNED WITH SHOVEL FULL OF DIRT ONTO BELT LINE HURTING BACK.

February 17, 1986 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tygart Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

APPARENTLY FALL3HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND WAS DISCOVERED 7 AM ON 2-17-86 ROOF FALL OCCURED DUE TO SEAMS OF WILD COAL IN ROOF

1985 · 2 incidents

May 30, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tygart Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL PULLING ON BUGGY CABLE ANCHOR AND CABLE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING STRAIN TO CHEST AND RIBS.

May 22, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Tygart Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP IT DID NOT COMPLETE THE TURN AND EMPLOYEE HIT SOLID ON RIBS JARRING HIM

1984 · 3 incidents

November 15, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TIALPIECE WITH JACK JACK WAS ATTACHED THE ANCHORE RAIL WHICH JAMMED AGAINST THE DOOR AND ROOF. ANCHOR RAIL CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT.

March 22, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SETTING ROOF BOLTS AND ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS ARM

February 22, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tygart Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD AGAINST CANOPY ON SHUTTLE CAR STORING NECK & SHOULDER.

1983 · 4 incidents

November 11, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROOF MATERIAL FELL FROM AN AREA ALREADY BOLTED AND STRUCK EMPL ON HEAD AND BACK.

October 21, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tygart Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLNG A ROOF BOLT THE OPERATOR HAD HIS RIGHT HAND RESTING ON DRILL TABLE A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 3LBS FELL AND HIT THE OPERATOR ON THE HAND INJURING THE MANS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER

May 31, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tygart Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CABLE FROM ROADWAY AND PULLED MUSCLES IN STOMACH.