Mining Incidents

No 8 Surface Coal

Controlled by Peter K Moran
Kayford, Kanawha County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606855

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jul 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

1990 · 1 incident

July 24, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN USED TO DRIVING MACK TRUCK.THIS TIME PUT IN INTERNATIONAL.HE ADJUSTED BRAKES NOT KNOWING THEY WERE BACKWARDS FROM MACK,INSTEAD OF TIGHTENING BRAKES,HE LOOSENED THEM.CAME DOWN HILL IN 1ST,W ENT TO 2ND,WITH JAKE BRAKE WENT 3RD,HIT BRAKES DIDNT HAVE ANY.TRIED TO GO BACK TO SECOND,GOING TOO FAST,MISSED 2ND WENT INTO 5TH GEAR RAN INTO DITCH,TURNED OVER.

1989 · 1 incident

March 16, 1989 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING TIMBER DROPPED CHAINSAW, CUT KNEE LEFT ARM.

1988 · 2 incidents