Tanglewood Energy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS APPLYING ROCK DUST TO A SLICK SECTION OF ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING TO MUCH WEIGHT ON HIS KNEE THUIS DISTENDING HIS KNEE
Tanglewood No 2 Coal
Tanglewood Energy Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Randy W Burke
Elk Garden,
Mineral County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606329
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1985–1993
- Latest incident
- Oct 1993
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2001
1
inspections on record
10
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
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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
13 on file1993 · 3 incidents
Tanglewood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MIDDLE BRIDGE WAS AROUND INBY CORNER OF BLOCK OUT OF VIEW OF BACK BRIDGE OPERATOR. BACK BRIDEGE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF HIS DECK AND WAS SHOVELING. MIDDLE BRIDGE STARTED MOVING UP WHICH CAUSED BAC K BRIDGE TO BEGIN TO SWIVEL. BACK BRIDGE OPERATOR TRIED TO REENTER HIS DECK AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DECK AND RIB.
January 19, 1993
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tanglewood Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A 86 S&S SCOOP. HE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIS FINGER.
1992 · 3 incidents
December 16, 1992
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Tanglewood Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR CUTTING AND BREAKING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
December 7, 1992
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
OTHER
Tanglewood Energy Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WENT TO ANSWER MINE PHONE AND TWISTED BACK.
April 22, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Stone Mountain Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PINNING TOP BELT WRENCH IN HAND DROP HEAD ON WEACH IT WENT IN LEFT LEG.
1991 · 2 incidents
Stone Mountain Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
WHILE IN TRANSIT TO MINE FACE MANTRIP HIT A BUMP THROWING EMPLOYEE OUT HITTING HIS TAIL ON A ROCK.
January 31, 1991
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Stone Mountain Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
MAN WAS CLEANING U SPILLAGE AT #1 BET TAIL ROCK DISLODGED FROM TOP BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRICKING HIS SHOULDER TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM ROCK HE TRIPPED OVER TAIL ANCHOR JACK. HE CAUGHT HIS FEET ON JACK TWISTING IT WHILE FALLING WE ASSUMED IT TO BE BROKEN AND TREATED IT AS SUCH.
1986 · 2 incidents
June 27, 1986
WV · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL BETWE9N RIB AND BOLTS PINNING LOWER BODY.
Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
DUE TO LOCATION3NEAR PIT MOUTH OPENING IN THE INTAKE AND MOISTURE PRESENT IN THE IMMEDIATE ROOF FREEZES AND THAWS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR WHICH CAUSED THE SUPPORT SYSTEM TO DISLODGE WHICH CAUSED THE ROOF TO FA5L
1985 · 3 incidents
Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries
CUT INTO OLD MI3E WORKING WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF WATER
Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MINER OP WAS BACKING & TURNING. INJURED WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB & BOOM ON MACHINE.
Chestnut Ridge Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS LOADING HEAVY MACHINE PARTS ONTO THE SCOOP. UPON PLACING THEM IN SCOOP, HIS FINGER BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE PARTS AND THE SCOOP BUCKET