Mining Incidents

Mine No 1Coal

K & J Energy Inc · Underground
Controlled by Jimmy Williams
Herndon, Wyoming, Wyoming County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608540
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Aug 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE TRAMMING 21S/C, SHUTTLE CAR IN ROADWAY 1BRK INBY BELT FEEDER, THE SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELED OVER HUMP IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO CONTACT MINE ROOF RESULTIN GIN ALLEDG E INJURY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT INJURED IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN SIZE AND MAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE IN SMALL OPERATOR COMPARTMENT.

Fall from machine

INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE WAS RAISING UP TO MANOVER MACHINE THAT HE HIT HEAD ON TOP, TWISTED KNEE, FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING ELBOW ON ROCK, INJURED LOWER BACK AND FELT PAIN IN NECK.

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 2' X 2' X 0-6"" THICK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING HIM WHILE HE WAS IN DECK OF MACHINE TRAMMING IT TO NEXT WORKING PLACE.

Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING SUDDEN BOUNCE OF SHUTTLE CAR WHICH IN TURN CAUSED BACK PAIN.