Mining Incidents

No 3 Surface Coal

Controlled by Lawson W Hamilton Jr
Kayford, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606752

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
1986–1988
Latest incident
Apr 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

1988 · 1 incident

April 12, 1988 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Hansford Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON ENDLOADER WIND BLEW HIM OFF BALANCE HE GRABBED A LIGHT CORD THE CORD WAS AROUND THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS LAYING LOOSE AGAINST THE ENGINE ALTERATER FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT

1987 · 3 incidents

December 15, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS ADING H2DRAULIC OIL TO END LOADER WITH A 2 GALLON CAN. HE LIFTED OIT TO LOWER DECI WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS BACK. HE OPERATED LOADER FOR APROX 3 HOURS WHEN HE STATED HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS A3D COULD NOT MOVE. HE WAS EXITICATED FROM LOADER AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL

October 27, 1987 WV · Coal DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Hansford Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS- 134 % AWARD.

May 21, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE TRUCK 5OST BRAKE WHILE GOING DOWN GRADE TO FILL AREA TO DUMP H E APPLIED ALL BRAKES THEN JUMPED FROM HAULER THE TRUCK STOPPED APPROX. 30 FT FROM WHERE HE LANDED SERVICE BRAKE LOST DUE BROKEN OIL LIN9 ON REAR BRAKE SERVICE AND FRONT BRAKE WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT RENDERING THEM INEFFECTURE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DETERMINED A RIOT SELF ADJUSTING.

1986 · 2 incidents

December 9, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS WORKING2 PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK, ON ENDLOADER NEAR THE CAB OF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A MIRROR BRACKET CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIR ED SUTURES TO C5OSE

February 4, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS HELPING3THE MECHANIC CHANGE A TIRE ON A T RUCK. THEY WERE LIFTING THE TIRE FROM THE GROUND WHEN SOMETHING GAVE IN THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM