Mining Incidents

Birch Sur Mine (Skyles Creek Area) Coal

Erbacon, Webster County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608076

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1992–1993
Latest incident
Sep 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1993 · 9 incidents

September 14, 1993 WV · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grafton Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BENT OVER MOVING HOSE. DUE TO THE PRESSURE IN THE HOSE, WHEN THE HOSE JERKED, IT ALSO JERKED HIM, CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

August 24, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON D-9 DOZER. FOOT SLIPPED OFF TRUNION BALL ON TO GROUND. INJURED LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT.

April 16, 1993 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS DOZER TO SPOT A TRUCK EE SLIPPED OFF THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER & FELT SOMETHING SPRAIN/STRAIN IN HIS BACK

April 2, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE GROUND. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEES INJURY OCCURRED ON 4-2-93. EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECE IVE TREATMENT UNTIL 5-14-93.

March 18, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER STARTING THE LOADER, HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER TO THE GROUND, HIS FOOT TURNED UNDER AND HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

March 16, 1993 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Grafton Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED WITH ROCK WHEN THE ROCKS WERE DUMPED IN THE BED OF EE TRUCK IT JARRED HIS TRUCK CAUSING EE TO BE JERKED AND STRAINED.

January 27, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF R-50 TRUCK, INJURED LEFT LEG SLIPPED THROUGHT HE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER, THUS INJURING THE BACK PART OF LEFT LEG (CALF). INJURY CAUSED BRUISE ONLY, THE LEF T CALF, AT THE TIME.

January 9, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF GALVANIZEDCULVERT INTO PLACE WHEN HE LOST IS FOOTING IN THE MUD & T WISTED HIS LOWER BACK

January 5, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall from machine

INJURED HAD BEEN WORKING ON CLUTCH ON BULK TRUCK, HE REMOVED FLOOR BOARD AND WAS WORKING ON THE CLUTCH FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF TRUCK, FROM THE RUNNING BOARD, LEANING INTO THE TRUCK. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE TRUCK, HE STOOD UP ON THE RUNNING BOARD, HS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HS HAND HIT TRUCK OR GROUND ON BACKSIDE OF LEFT WRIST.

1992 · 5 incidents

November 12, 1992 WV · Coal drill operator OTHER
Grafton Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A D-9 BENCHING FOR THE DRILLS WHEN HE BECAME SICK TO HIS STOMACH GOT EXTREMELY HOT SWEATING ETC AND SAT DOWN ON ROCK FOREMAN OTHER EE WAS NOTIFED AND RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY O THER AND TWO DRILLER WALKED EE TO FOREMAN S TRUCK WHEN HE COLLAPSED EN ROUTE TO TRUCK.

November 11, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE JUMPED FROM DOZER HE WAS OPERATING WHEN A ROCK TRUCK TUREND ON ITS SIDE DUMPING THE MATERIAL ON THE DOZER HE WAS OPERATING JUMP CUASED STINGING AND FULLNESS IN 4 GROIN.

October 9, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grafton Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF THE LOADER HIS RING GOT CAUGHT ON LADDER, INJURING HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER.

September 22, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Grafton Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS PULLING ON TOW CABLE WITH INJURED WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AROUND THE BELT AREA OF HIS STOMACH.

August 19, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Grafton Coal Company · Fall from piled material

I.NAME SPOTTING 777 TRUCK DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EMPL. TRUCK VEERED TOWARD EMPL STEPPED BACKWARDS ONTO A ROCK,IT GAVE WAY AND I.NAME WENT OVER THE HILL 5' WITH THE ROCK LANDING ON LEFT LEG.