Fall to the walkway or working surface
Employee was walking to hang up fuel nozzle after refueling the dozer and slipped in the mud and tried catching themselves and hurt their left shoulder.
Alpheus Coal Refuse Disposal FacilityCoal
Taishan Coal, LLC · Facility
Controlled by Taishan Resources LLC
Gary, Mcdowell County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4608438
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2002–2025
- Latest incident
- Oct 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
2022 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee stated they was dropping plates on #3 clean coal press when hoodie jacket pocket got caught on the dog slide. They reached to pull pocket free, when middle left finger became pinched between the dogs. The pinch caused a laceration requiring 5 stitches. Employee did not miss any work and returned to normal work duties.
2012 · 1 incident
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Over extended across grating causing injury to back. Employee finished shift and saw a doctor on 2/23/2012. RTW on 2/24/2012
2011 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Welding a plug on the outside of a chute. The weld broke and a piece of metal came loose and struck the top right of his head causing a laceration. Employee failed to correctly use personal protective equipment he removed his hard hat to weld. Sought medical treatment at Beckley Arh ER received 6 staples in top right of head.