Struck by flying object
A LIGHT COVER WAS BEING REMOVED FROM NO.5 MINER,EE WAS HOLDING A HAMMER, CO-WORKER WAS USING ANOTHER HAMMER TO HIT THE FIRST ONE. THE HAMMER THAT EE WAS HOLDING BROKE AND WENT INTO HIS HAND .
Berryburg MineCoal
Konya Enterprises Inc · Underground
Controlled by William E Konya; Steve A Konya
Rt.18 @ Berryburg Jct., Barbour County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608533
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Nov 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2001 · 2 incidents
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES DRIVING SPADS IN THE BOTTOM TO HOLD DOWN LINE CURTAIN.
2000 · 2 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROOF BOLTER MECH STAB JACK PAD SMASHED LEFT BIG TOE AND TOP OF FOOT.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FOUR LEFT SECTION EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE MINER CONVEYER CHAIN, USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE THE CHAIN BACK TOGETHER, THE HAMMER STRUCK THE GATHERING ARM, DEFLECTING INTO THE HAND THAT WAS HOLDI NG ANOTHER HAMMER CAUSING A SMASHING BLOW.