Mining Incidents

Hayhurst Site Coal

Controlled by Randy R Triplett
Cassville, Monongalia County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4606930

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
1990
Latest incident
Aug 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

August 16, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Five Brothers Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONTRACT OPERATOR OF MACKR700 TRRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH COAL & ATTEMPTED TO LEAVE SURFACE MINE PIT. TRUCK WAS HUNG UP IN WET PIT & COULD NOT GET OUT. UE TO DESIGN OF TRUCK CABLE C OULD NOT BE USED TO PULL TRUCK OUT & 1/2" LINK CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO TRUCK & KOMOTSU D-41A DOZER. AS DOZER ATTEMPTED TO PULL TRUCK FREE CHAIN BROKE WITH PIECE OF CHAIN STRIKING INJ.

May 3, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

THE ACCIDENT VICTIM, A CONTRACTOR EMPLOYED BY DULANEY OIL COMPANY, DENTS RUN BLVD, WESTOVER, WV, HAD COMPLETED THE UNLOADING OF DIESEL FUEL. THE DRIVER STEPPED INTO HIS TRUCK AND ACCIDENTLY RE LEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DUE TO THE FACT THE TRUCK WAS IN NEUTRAL AND PARKED ON A GRADE, THE TRUCK PROCEEDED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHEN IT STARTED TO ROLL B