Mining Incidents

No 3 Surface Coal

Kessler Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by K C Holding Company
Whitesville, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606529

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Sep 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1987 · 1 incident

September 28, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kessler Coals Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CLEARING ROCK F9AME COAL IN STOCK PILE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SLATE FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ON IS LEFT SHOULDER & BACK.

1986 · 4 incidents

May 9, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING PULL DO4N CHAIN ON HE PULLING ON A BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE WHEN PUTTING BRACE IN.

April 15, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Kessler Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING ON END 7AP ON PUSH ARM HOT SLAG WENT DOWN WELDER GLOVE.

March 14, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USI3G AN ADAPTER WITH AN AIR WRENCH KEY WAS PERTRUDING & INJURED WAS HOLDING SOCKET WHEN HE START ED WRENCH KEY CUT FINGER

January 20, 1986 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kessler Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3NBING OFF OF 988 LOADER,FEET SLIPPED ON SECOND STEP FROM TOP, AND HE FELL TO GROUND.

1985 · 3 incidents

August 5, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS GREASING CONVEYOR BEARING ON AUGER WHEN FALLING ROCK STRUCK HIM IN HIS HEAD AUGER SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED BACK FROM HIGH WALL TO BE CLEAR OF FALLING MATERIAL

April 25, 1985 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kessler Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF PIPE AT AUGER SIGHT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISATED HIS BACK. MODE OF LIFTING WAS NOT PROPER.

March 7, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN FILM DOZER AND STEPPED A ROUND PILE OF RODS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

1984 · 2 incidents

September 10, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kessler Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ PICKING UP ROCK GUARD ON D-8 DOZER INJURED ELBOW.

May 22, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ WAS COUPLING LIGHT PLANT TRAILER TO TOWING VECHILE WITHOUT USING SIDE MOUNTED SAFETY JACKS AND TRAILER HITCH CAME OFF TOWING VEWHICLE AND TONGUE OF LIGHT PLANT FELL ON RT FOOT OF INJURED

1983 · 4 incidents

December 20, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Kessler Coals Inc · Fall from machine

TRUCK WAS COMING UP HILL TO SCALE HOUSE WHEN OPERATOR SAID ENGINE CUT OUT & STOPPED PULLING HE LET TRUCK BACK DOWN HILL HE HIT ROCK AT BOTTOM OF HILL THT WERE IN BERM HE THOUGHT TRUCK WAS TURN ING OVER & HE JUMPED OUT ONTO FROZEN GROUND

September 6, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER WAS BACKING TRUCK DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN 2 TIMES.

April 12, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

ROCK CAME OFF HIGHWALL BREAKING GLASS IN RT SIDE OF LOADER OPERATOR DIDNT CLEAN BROKEN GLASS OFF OF ARM REST AND LAID HIS ARM ON ARM REST AND GOT A PC OF GLASS IN ARM

January 6, 1983 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kessler Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

STEPPING OFF MACHINE FAILED TO SEE ROCK AND STEPPED ON IT.