Mining Incidents

Rider #1Coal

Controlled by Jeffrey A Goldizen
Lost Creek, Harrison County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607085
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Aug 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling #57 rock down chute of Powerscreen and strained his back.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE was standing on the track of the 345 cat backhoe looking for numbers on fillers and his foot slipped, causing him to fall to the ground, landing on his left knee.

2007 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The powerscreen was being raised and EE had ahold of the stabiilizer leg while the machine was being raised with the hydraulic control. The hydraulic hose blew and the machine fell. EE's finger got pinched between the stabilizer leg and the main frame. It was amputated between the 1st and 2nd joint of the left middle finger.

Fall from machine

Employee was exiting a 400 Komatsu by walking off front track. He stepped off track with one leg onto the ground. The weight of his body was not supported, causing his leg to bend backward and him to fall.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting two 5 gallon buckets of oil by himself causing a strain to his stomach muscles. He had previously had surgery removing a hernia. The strain caused him to tear the hernia patch. He finished shift and did not go to the doctor until 1/18/07.

2003 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

ROCK TRUCK RAN OUT OF FUEL, STALLED, & ROLLED OVER.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

STEPPED OFF LOADER, FELL & BROKE LEG.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

SLIPPED & FELL OFF ROCK TRUCK.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF THE PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND HIT BACK ON DOZER. DUE TO VACATION EMPLOYEE MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK.