Mining Incidents

Crafts Run MineCoal

Maidsville, Monongalia County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608311
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Jun 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

MAN WAS HELPING BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT MAN ON BACK OF HAND & BROKE IT.

Struck by falling object

MAN WAS LOOKING AT SCOOP & HAD HAND ON FINDER & ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS. ROCK APPROXIMATELY 1"" THICK, 10"" WIDE, 11"" LONG, HIT MAN ON THUMB.

Accident type, without injuries

PITTSBURG BREAK RAN DOWN XCUT APPROX. 45' & TOOK OUT 2/3 INTERSECTION (BREAK HAD BEEN TIMBERED OFF).

2001 · 5 incidents

Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND SLID DOWN TRS AND HIT GROUND FLIPPING OVER AND HIT MAN ON RIBS (ROCK WAS 2"" THICK BY 12"" ROUND)

Accident type, without injuries

PITTSBURGE BREAK AND CLAY??? CAN NOT READ

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE TWISTED TO PICK UP ROOF BOLT TO PUT PLATE ON IT & HURT BACK.

Accident type, without injuries

PITTSBURGE BREAK WITH WATER & CLAY VEIN.

2000 · 13 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

WHIE SPILITY FINDER PILLER LINE CAME FROM LEFT SIDE AND FELL ACROSS MINER PINNING HEAD DOWN.

Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING BITS ON MINER EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TO PIECE A WEB MEASURING 1""-3"" THICK, 16"" WIDE 24"" LONG FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON BACK. (ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.)

Unclassified, insufficient data

STRAINED GROIN, WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS AFTER INJURED.

Struck against stationary object

WALKING TO MANTRIP TO GOT HOME AND DUMPED KNEE ON CORNER OF 4160 WAGON.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANGING MINER CABLE, CABLE DROPPED DOWN A KNOCKED HAT AND GLASSES OFF AND WIRE SCRAPED EYE WHEN GETTING UP.

Struck by falling object

A SOAP STONE ROCK AND WATER IN TOP LET ROCK SEPARATE BETWEEN BOLTS, LETTING ROCK BREAK LOOSEAND DROPPING ON EDGE OF CANOPY, THEN SLIDING OFFAND HITTING MAN ON BACK, LEFT ARM AND RIGHT LEG. HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THIS TIME.

Accident type, without injuries

WHILE MINING #3 ENTRY 160' INBY SPAD 1530, ENCOUNTERED AN UNCHARTED BOR HOLE, ALLOWING A LARGE INFLOW OF WATER ONTO SECTION.

Accident type, without injuries

SUBSIDED AREA AND LAYERED SANDSTONE TOP.

Accident type, without injuries

1 BLOCK OUTBY SPAD 887 PREVIOUSLY BOLTED FALL AREA PORTED BUT DUE TO MOISTURE AND CLAY VIER.

Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.