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Childress Plant #3 Coal

Childress Service Corp · Facility

Controlled by Joe (John J) Childress; Catherine Childress

Coal Mountain, Wyoming County, WV · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 4607563

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 5
Years on record: 1989–1992
Latest incident: Jun 1992

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1992 · 2 incidents

June 30, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Childress Service Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER- SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND- HURT BACK.

February 20, 1992 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Childress Service Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJ GOING ACROSS 3RD FLOOR TO UNPLUG SPIRALS AND STEPPED ON PIECE OF 10" PIPE.SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.

1991 · 1 incident

June 14, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Childress Service Corp · Fall from ladders

INJURED WAS STANDING ON LADDER WELDING.HE STARTED DOWN LADDER AND RUNG NEXT TO BOTTOM BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT ELBOW AND LOWER BACK,CAUSING SPRAINED MUSCLE.

1990 · 1 incident

June 2, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Childress Service Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF KNOCKING A BEARING BACK IN HOUSING

1989 · 1 incident

November 6, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Childress Service Corp · Flash burns (electric)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING OUT DUST ACIUMULATION FROM STARTER BOXES IN CONTROL BOOM, WHEN AIR HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF INJURED'S HANDS CASUING DUST TO IGNITE IN STARTER & INJURED'S EYES WERE FLASH BURNED.