Buffalo Mining Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE LOADING HIS SCOOP CHARGER A SMALL ROCK FELL & STRUCK LEFT THUMB.
Camp Branch No 1 Coal
Buffalo Mining Company
· Underground
Controlled by
Pittston Company
Lorado,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606822
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- May 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file1985 · 2 incidents
Buffalo Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL, 40\ LENGTH, 20\ WIDTH, 0" - 8" THICKNESS
1984 · 3 incidents
Buffalo Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 35FT LENGTH 18FT WIDTH 0INCHES-4FT THICKNESS
Buffalo Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries
ROOF FALL 20 LENGTH 18 WIDTH 0-4 THICKNESS.
October 9, 1984
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Buffalo Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MACHINE OUT OF #5 INTRY. HIS HAND WAS ON THE FRAME OF EQUIPMENT . THE HELPER CALLED OUT TO THE OPERATOR. HE TURNED AROUND ST THE COULD HEAR BETTER. AT THIS POINT, THE MACHINE STRUCK THE RIB, CATCHING 2 FINGERS BETWEEN THE RIB & THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE