Mining Incidents

Cabin MineCoal

Controlled by Terry Hovatter
Gormania, Grant County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608473
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2006
Latest incident
Nov 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2006 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof-broken shale and sandy shale. Bolts-48"" and some 60"" fully resin.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof, broken shale and sandy shale. Bolts, 48"" and some 60"". 5/8 fully resin bolts. Fall, 50' long, 17'wide and 7' high.

2003 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL INBY SPAD #936, 100' IN INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY. 22' WIDE, 22' LONG & 8' TO 10' HIGH. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE AND OTHER MEN WERE TAKING SLACK OUT OF THE BELT, THE HANDLE OF GRIP HOIST SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

Accident type, without injuries

NO 7 ENTRY 6' HIGH 17"" WIDE 35' LONG IN BY SPAD #2277 200'. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

OPERATOR WAS HELPING CHANGE HYDRALIC PUMPS DUAL BOOM BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.HE WORKED AND WENT TO THERAPY UNTIL 1-16-03 AND HAD SURGERY ON HIS RODERCUP ADN IS STILL OFF ON WORKERS COMP.

2001 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG WENT THROUGH COVERALLS AND ON LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSING A 2ND DEGREE BURN.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT BY HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER MIDDLE BACK AND ABDOMEN.

2000 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ CALLED MINE MONDAY 11/13/00 & SAID HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER SATURDAY SHOVELING BELT. INJ WAS DISCHARGED SATURDAY FOR IRREGULAR WORK. THIS REPORT IS BECAUSE OF A CITATION FROM MSHA. IT WAS F ELT AT THE TIME HE DONE THIS BECAUSE HE WAS DISCHARGED THAT IS WHY NO REPORT WAS FILED

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM TAIL PIECE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT SIDE OF BACK. RESULTING IN BACK SPASAMS.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT DRIVE WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTED RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.

Fall from machine

INJURED WAS UNLOADING POST FROM TRUCK INTO FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN TRUCK AND FRONT END LOADER. CAUSING BRUISES RIGHT RIBS LEFT SHOULDER.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES.

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING OPERATOR ON HEADCAUSING BRUISED MUSCLES.