Mining Incidents

#1 Mine Coal

Grindstone Mining Corp · Underground
Controlled by Monique Roland
Ramsey, Fayette County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607459

MSHA record for #1 Mine (mine ID 4607459). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Mar 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 1 incident

1989 · 2 incidents

January 6, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Grindstone Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

WORKMAN WAS WORKING AT TAILPIECE CLEARING AND BREAKING ROCK A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND

1988 · 2 incidents

November 3, 1988 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Grindstone Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

HE WAS WORKING AT THE #3 TAILPIECE CLEARING ROCK AND BREAKING CHUNKS OF COAL. A SPLICE CAUGHT THE GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED HIS LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN THE TAILPIECE ROLLER AND BELT. HE P ULLED HIS HAND FREE. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN INJURY TO HIS LEFT HAND (3RD FINGER BROKEN, 4TH FINGER LACERATED).

August 18, 1988 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Grindstone Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM WHICH WAS RESTING ON METHANE MONITOR.

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