Mining Incidents

Cut #26 Surface Coal

Nu East Mining Corp · Surface
Orgas, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606447

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Jul 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

July 24, 1984 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP STATED HE STEPPED ON TIRE ON SIDE OF TRUCK BED HE HAD OIL ON H IS FOOT AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON THE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS BACK AND HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR CAUSING INJURY CAUSING INJURY

July 19, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP STATED HE WAS LEAVING CAB OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON LADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURED ANKLE

June 15, 1984 WV · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING & STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A DRILL HOLE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1983 · 4 incidents

August 29, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING A BEARING IN THE WISHBONE HOUSING ON A 50TON EUC WHEN THE HAMMER OR PUNCH BROKE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND IMBEDDING PIECES OF METAL IN HIS HAND.

July 27, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING THE PINS ON THE HOIST JACK ON #1604 ENDLOADER. WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT, THE JACK MOVED AND INJURED FINGER.

May 14, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATED THAT HE W AS CLIMBING ON #1635 ENDLOADER & WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP STEP, HE SLIPPED & F ELL TO T HE GROUND, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE, CAUSING INJURY.

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER, PUSHING A BIG ROCK OUT OF THE PIT WHEN A ROCK FELL BACK ON THE BLADE, THROWING THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF THE SEAT, CAUSING INJURY.