Fall from machine
EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON HIS DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO MUD ON HIS SHOES AND ON THE METAL TRACK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN BETWEEN THE TRACK AND THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER.
Davis JobCoal
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Surface
Controlled by Gerald W Ramsburg; Charles R Howdershelt
Davis, Tucker County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607835
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001
- Latest incident
- Dec 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2001 · 4 incidents
Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
5% AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION.
Struck against a moving object
A LARGE SECTION OF HIGHWALL GAVE WAY AND FELL ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK BEING DRIVEN BY THE EMPLOYEE. HE BANGED HIS HEAD AND RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.
Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SEAT IN HIS LOADER WAS GIVING HIM LOWER BACK PAIN. NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE ON 3/14/01 OF HIS PROBLEM. LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 3/5/01.