Mining Incidents

Childress Plant #1 Coal

Yolyn, Logan County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607463

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1989–1991
Latest incident
Aug 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

August 23, 1991 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Childress Service Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN THE VICTIM WAS GRINDING ON PIECE OF 3/4" METAL PIPE WITH HAND GRINDER, THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND LACERATED THE LEFT ARM AT THE WRIST.

March 1, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Childress Service Corp · Struck by flying object

WHEN INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER THE WIND WAS BLOWING & INJURED GOT DUST IN RIGHT EYE

February 12, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Childress Service Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHEN INJURED PERSON WAS LIGHTING TORCH HE ACCIDENTLY RAN TORCH BY RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND BURNED SIDE OF FACE WITH LIT TORCH.

1990 · 4 incidents

September 26, 1990 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Childress Service Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WORKING UNDER ROLL CRUSHED EMPL WAS REACYING TO PUT BOLT IN PART BUCKET WHEN ROCK HE HAD STPPED ON ROLLED UNDER FOOT THIS CAUSED HI TO FALL AGAINST STRUCTURE ANGLE INJURING LOWER LEFT RI BS,

August 17, 1990 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childress Service Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE TRYING TO HEAT & STRAIGHTEN A HAND RAIL POST I PUT MY FOOT AGAINST ONE SIDE OF THE HANDRAIL & MY BACK AGAINST THE OPPOSITE SIDE HANDRAIL & PUSHED ON THE HANDRAIL POST AS I NAME HEATED TH E BENT POST AS I PUSHED I FELT SOMETHING PULL ORSNAP IN MY LOWER LEFTSIDE OF MY BACK AROUND MY LOWER RIBS

May 30, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Childress Service Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING NEW CLEAN COAL SIEVE SCREEN ON WALKWAY BEHIND REFUSE BEND AND CAUGHT LEFT AHND BETWEEN A PIECE OF ANGLE AND ELECTRICAL CONDUIT. TWISTED LEFT WRIST.

May 1, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Childress Service Corp · Struck by flying object

BEATING ON RUSTY PIECE OF SHEET METAL AND WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW DIRT AND OR FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO RIGHT EYE. INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

1989 · 1 incident

June 2, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Childress Service Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK WAS IN CHUTE ON BIN FEED BELT AND WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRY ROCK OUT. THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND SPRAINED LOWER PART OF BACK.