Mining Incidents

Hackers Creek Mine #18 Coal

Miami Coal Company · Underground
Fairmont, Harrison County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606984

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Aug 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1989 · 1 incident

August 20, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miami Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON MINING CABLE RESULTING IN SWELLING AND PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT ADBOMEN.

1988 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Miami Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST. STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

April 4, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miami Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT ROOF WITH BUGGY CANOPY CAME TO ABRUPT HALT CHEST HIT STEERING WHEEL

1987 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Miami Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

FELL AGAINST SC2OP & BRUISED HIPS

1986 · 2 incidents

November 20, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Miami Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME,AN EMPLO2EE,ACCIDENTLY HIT I.NAME IN THE MOUTH WITH A HAMMER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A DRILL STEEL,RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO TO THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE MOUTH.