Mining Incidents

No. 2Coal

Joshua Fuel, Inc. · Underground
Controlled by Bradley V Hurley
Squire, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608214
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2004–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2005 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approx. 20' w x 60' l x 48"" was found on the preshift exam. Fall was reported by phone immediatly fall was cleaned up-rebolted-supplimented with cribs and timbers. It was located at survey point 238. in #3 belt entry near #4 belt drive.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS FLOATING THE LEFT SIDE OPERATOT OUT. EE WAS INSTALING THE FIRST BOLT IN #4 RIGHT WHICH WAS A CORNER BOLT. THE LEFT SIDE DRILL BOOM FELL STRIKING EE JUST ABOVE THE KNEE ON RIGHT LEG. AT THIS TIME, OUR INFORMATION IS THAT FEMUR IS FRACTURED.

Accident type, without injuries

#8 entry was left not bolted, started with a small amount of rock falling. We made a power move up and a belt move up, during this time 14 rode out taking somebolts with it. this fall was stimbered off and left. this fall is approx. 22'wx 30'l x 48"" thick near #218.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was driving a half-header on feeder to block it up, using a sledge hammer. The header board broke letting the hammer handle move forward, mashing his left little finger.

2004 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was bolting the roof in #3 heading. He was taking his drill steel out of the hole he had just drilled. Upon removing the pusher, the finisher stuck in the hole, he turned and put the pusher in the tray and the finisher fell down striking the drill, it bounced and hit him in the head.

Struck by falling object

Ee was running the offside of roofbolter, they were moving the bolt machine up to the next row, when a piece of rock fell from between the ATRS and drill station, landed on his canopy and slid off, striking his right leg.