Mining Incidents

No 1 Surface Coal

Anchor Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by James B Simpkins
Ragland, Mingo County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607166

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
1987–1996
Latest incident
Jun 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

1996 · 1 incident

June 20, 1996 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anchor Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING BOLTS OUT OF A PIVOT SHAFT ON A D10N, THE BOLT GAVE WAY TOO SOON AND EMPLOYEE HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT ARM.

1994 · 1 incident

September 15, 1994 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Anchor Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

AFTER INVESTIGATION INJURED APPARENTLY STEPPED INTO PATH OF BACKHOE AS IT WAS SWINGING TO PICK UP MATERIAL TO PALCE IN DRAINAGE DITCH.

1993 · 4 incidents

April 19, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anchor Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE CHANGING UNDER CARRIAGE OF DOZER DUE TO LIFTING. NOTE: EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK 5-10-93.

February 20, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Anchor Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING EQUIPMENT, GETTING PRESHIFT PREPARATION AND LEFT HAND WAS IN DOORWAY WHEN DOOR SHUT HITTING HIS HAND.

January 11, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Anchor Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWN MINE ACCESS ROAD WHILE PASSING AN EMPTY COAL TRUCK DRIVING TOO CLOSE TO BERM AND SOFT ROAD GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER (WEATHER WAS RAINING AND ROAD SOFT).

January 6, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Anchor Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BEING LOADED WITH ROCK APPROX. SIZE 12X4X3 WHICH WAS 2ND BUCKET LOAD BY ENDLOADER WHEN EE RADIOED LOADER OPERATOR THAT HE HAD BUSTED HIS SPLEEN LOADER OPERATOR STATED THE TRUCK WAS NOT SHOOK BY ROCK OUT OF THE ORDINARY. EXAMINTION OFROOM SHOWED EXISTING PROSTIATE PROBLEMS AND WAS DETERMINED BY THE DR NOT TO BE AS RESULT OF INCIDENT WV STATE INSPECTOUR INVESTIGATION.

1991 · 2 incidents

May 28, 1991 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anchor Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WIRING SHOT IN DEEP MUDDY WATER. STEPPED IN NINTH (9) BOREHOLE, FALLING BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN SPRAINED LEFT TOES AND RIGHT KNEE.

January 30, 1991 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anchor Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF COMPANY TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE. BROKE BONE INF OOT. LEFT WORK FOR TWO WEEKS WAS NOT RELEASED BY DOCTOR SO WAS OFF ADDITIONAL 4 WEEKS.

1990 · 2 incidents

July 11, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Anchor Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEERING TURNED SUDDENLY WHEN TRUCK HIT A HOLE IN ROAD AND DRIVER HAD HIS HAND INSIDE WHEEL. FRACTURED DRIVER'S RIGHT HAND.

April 12, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anchor Mining Inc · Fall from machine

OPERATOR STATED WHEN HE MOUNTED ON TOP OF LOADER, HE SLIPPED ON SNOW AND ICE AND FELL INTO HAND RAIL AND HURT HIS SIDE.

1987 · 3 incidents

August 4, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anchor Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STEP DOWN OFF D2ZER TO CHECK OIL FOOT SLIP HIT SHOULDER AGAINST SIDE OF DOZER.

March 31, 1987 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Anchor Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WORKING SHOT RO7K & BACKED OVER ABOUT A 4 FOOT EMBANKMENT RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN

February 9, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Anchor Mining Inc · Fall from machine

HE HAD LEANED O5ER AT THE REAR OF THE BULLDOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING FALLING ON THE RIPPER OF THE MACHINE INJURY RESULTING TO SHOULDER