Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE BENT DOWN TO PUT OIL IN SHUTTLE CAR & FELT SOMETHING 'POP' IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
No 1 MineCoal
W & J Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by Cortis W Bailey
Superior, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4607696
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- May 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2002 · 1 incident
2001 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WITH 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 3' SQUARE X 3"" FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS LOWER BACK.
2000 · 2 incidents
Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PEICE OF SLATE/DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EE.
Accident type, without injuries
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 4' BY 16' BY 20' OCCURRED ON #3 BELT OUT BY SPAD NO. 47 (NO. 5 ENTRY) AREA IS TO BE CLEANED AND REBOLTED.