Mining Incidents

Mine #32 Coal

Joshua Industries Inc · Underground
Controlled by Tiller Claude (Sam) Jr
Omar, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606651

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1989 · 14 incidents

October 4, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joshua Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

BENDING OVER TO GRAB MINER CABLE HE TURNED TO JPULL IT AWAY AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK INJ IT

September 7, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joshua Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING TRAILING CABLE HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

September 5, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joshua Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AREA 9' AND 20' SQUARE FELL AT INTERSECTION 1 BREAK FROM #3 HEAD, 12 BREAKS INSIDE, APPROX. 3,000' FROM WORKING FACE IN THE INTAKE. CRIBBED OFF ON ALL AREAS. DANGERED OFF. DOES NOT OBSTRUCT VE NTILATION OR TRAVEL.

September 5, 1989 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joshua Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHAINGING THE CUTTER MOTOR SPEED REDUCER THE REDUCER FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND. IT SMASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE MINER FRAME BREAKING THE INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

August 31, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joshua Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE SAID WHILE PULLING THE MINER CABLE HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

August 24, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joshua Industries Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AREA 6' HIGH 20' X 20 INTERSECTION. AT BATTERY STATION. AREA CRIBBED OFF. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

August 10, 1989 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE SAID WHILE OPERATING CARS&S 482 SCOOP IN ENTRY #3 HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE SCOOP TO HIT THE ROOF & CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE ROOF & THE BACK OF THE SCOOP SEAT HE HURT HIS HEAD & NE CK DOING SO

July 19, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

BACKING UP MINER IN REAL LOW CLEARENCE AND TOP PUSHED HEAD DOWN.

May 8, 1989 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joshua Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID HE GOT ON THE TAILPEICE AND STRADDLED THE BELT WITH BOTH LEGS AND TRIED TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF ROCK IN IT. AFTERWARDS HE WENT TO HIS SCOOP AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BA CK AND GOT NAUSEA.

May 2, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

OPER RF BOLTER PC FO ROCK FELL HITTING SIDE OF FACE NECK AND SHOULDER.

April 20, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

DROPPED BAR MOVED UP 5FT SLAG OF ROCK FELL FORM TOP HIT HEAD AND BENT MY NECK FORWARD.

1988 · 7 incidents

December 20, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

3 WHEELER THAT WAS OPERATED BY I.NAME WAS SAID TO HIT I-BEAM ON ROOF BOLTER. WHILE HE WAS ON THE THE OTHER END OF I-BEAM CAUSING I-BEAM TO STRIKE HIM ON HIS RIGHT THIGH.

December 1, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

HE SAID THAT HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOSE ROCK FROM THE ROOF THE ROCK ACCORDING TO HIM THAT HIT HIM WAS NOT THE ROCK HE WAS T RYING TO PULL

November 5, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS CROSSING OVER #3 BELT AT TAILPIECE WHEN BELT STARTED UP.HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE LOW PICE OF BELT STRUCTURE.HE GOT OFF BELT.

October 28, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING HOLE AND KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND INJURED LEFT HAND AND RIGHT LOWER LEG.

October 26, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF FFALLING ON HIM FROM HIS RIGHT SHOULDER TO HIS RIGHT FOOT.

October 9, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING THE 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER HE HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER.300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER.

1987 · 2 incidents

February 10, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

THREW ROCK OFF 2F TAILPIECE & HIT SCOOP WITH HAND

January 23, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Joshua Industries Inc · Struck by powered moving object

SCOOP CAME FROM3BEHIND ME NAME, AND STRUCK ME IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE AND BACK.

1986 · 1 incident

May 14, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Joshua Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROCK CAME OVER 02 BELT AND HIT EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND AGAINST TAILPIECE CAUSING CUT TO LEFT HAND