Mining Incidents

No 1 Coal

Copper Valley Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Harper Dale
Clear Creek, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606545

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Aug 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1984 · 12 incidents

August 20, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

LIFTING BELT FRAMING OUT FROM UNDER BELT. PULL SOMETHING IN BACK. HIT BACK ON TIMER.

July 13, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED IN HOLE & SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

July 11, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATOR WAS TRAMING MINER BACK FROM FACE & CAUGHT RIGHT KNEE BETEING MINER &TIMBER.

June 8, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT SPLICE CUT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND TAKING TIMBER OFF BELT

May 24, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING BATTERTY TRACTOR PULLING HEXX BELT HEAD & CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN BELT HEAD & TRAM LEVER

April 9, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT RT ARM AND SHOULDER WHILE GETTING OFF BELT

March 5, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WILCOX MINER ROPE THIGHTENED UP AGAINST TIMBER CAUSING THE BOTTOM OF TIMBER TO KICK OUT, STRIKING INJURED MAN IN FACE.

January 28, 1984 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Copper Valley Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING ROCK OUT OF WALK WAY IN RETURN EXCAPE WAY PULL MUSCLE IN THE BACK.

1983 · 1 incident