Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A ROOF JACK ON A MINER
Buffalo No 11 Coal
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Everett E Ballard Jr
Sharples,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608063
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Mar 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
11 on file1992 · 7 incidents
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS BENDING A BOLT ON A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS BENDING A BOLT ONA ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LOADING ROCK DUST,STRAINED HIS BACK.
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE.
January 17, 1992
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
POWERED HAULAGE
Sharples Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HURT BOTH KNEES AND LEGS WHILE PLUGGING BATTERIES UP TO MANBUS. THE MANBUSSES DISCONNECT SWITCH WAS NOT DEACTIVATED THEREFORE CAUSING THE MANBUS TO ACTIVATE AND PIN THE INJURED UP AGAINST A BU ILDING.
January 2, 1992
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by flying object
PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF CONCRETE AND STRUCK LEFT EYE OF INJURED WHILE CUTTING METAL.
1991 · 4 incidents
December 26, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE STOOPING UNDER A PUMP CABLE,INJURED ALLEGES HE HURT HIS BACK.
November 6, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sharples Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
WHILE INJURED WAS ROOFBOLTING, THE MASTER JACK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.
October 30, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE INJURED WAS CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE, HE ALLEGES HE STRAINED.
Sharples Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING TOOL BAG FROM A TOOL BOX,STRAINED LOWER LUMBAR.