Mining Incidents

Robin #6 Coal

Nu East Mining Corp · Underground
Orgas, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606511

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1984 · 3 incidents

November 2, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nu East Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #1 AND 2 ENTRIES AT DRIFT MOUGH FELL INBY FOR 300\.NO INJURIES -MINE IS ON NON-PRODUCTION STATUS.

May 7, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 12FT TIMBER AND WHILE LIFTING IT HE SPRAINED HIS RT HAND CAUSING INJURY

May 2, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUST CAR AROUND A CURVE WITH A 270 TRACTOR AND IT JACK KNIFED HE HAD HIS ARM LYING ON BUMPER AND IT PINCHED THE SKIN ON THE RT ELBOW AND CUT THE SKIN

1983 · 2 incidents

March 1, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE CAME OFF THE FEEDCER AND HIST A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. THIS THREW HIM UP AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR JAMMING HIS NECK.

January 13, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN THE ROOF AFTER HE DRILLED THE STEEL UP AS HIGH AS IT WOULD REACH HE PUT A WRENCH ON THE STEEL TO FINISH DRILLING THE HOLE THE WRENCH CAME LOOSE EEL STARTED SWINGING AROUND AND JERKED EMPLOYEES WRIST CAUSING INJURY