Mining Incidents

Molloy-Fayette Highwall Miner (2)Coal

Controlled by Pittston Company
Brownsville, Fayette County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607958
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Oct 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2002 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK & BUMPED HIS HAND ON ARMREST ON DOOR. ON 10-14-02 EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR & WAS DIAGNOSE AS HAVING A NON DISPLACED FRACTURE OF 5TH METACARPAL. EE CONTINUES TO WORK & PERFORM HIS NORMAL DUTIES.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LAUNCH OBSERVING RETRIEVER SYSTEM BEING PULLED WITH A CHAIN TO MAKE ANOTHER CONNECTION. THE 3/4"" ALLOY HARDENED CHAIN FAILED CAUSING 2 LINKS & A GRAB HOOK TO BECOME AIRBOURNE STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UN-HOOKING CAT HEAD FOR CARS WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CAT HEAD AND THE CAR FRAME CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE END HOINT OF HIS FINGER. E MPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

2000 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A WIRE PULL ROPE FROM A DOZER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. 0N 7/17/00 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND IS TO BEGIN THERAPY ON 7/24/00 FOR THIS EVENT. THEREFORE IT IS A MEDICAL OCCURENCE ONLY. HE WILL NOT BE AWAY FROM WORK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING DRAW ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER. AS THE ROCK WAS SLIDING OFF FROM THE MINER, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND DOOR ON LAUNCH VEHICLE. THE EMPL OYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. SUTURES AND A FINGER SPLINT FOR THE FRACTURE IS THE TREATMENT RECEIVED.