Mining Incidents

No. 9ACoal

BJM Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Bruce W Sigler
Erbacon, Webster County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608600
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2003 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD A ROOF FALL FOUR BREAKS LEFT OF SPAD #45671 ON SECTION 002. IT MEASURED 40'L X 18'W X 4' THICK. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF .

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD, FACE AND SHOULDERS WITH A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK. THE ROCK MEASURED 3' LONG X 3' WIDE X 2"" THICK. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 10:00 A.M. AND EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE SHIFT.

2002 · 5 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD A FALL ON SECTION 002 NEAR SPAD #42118. IT MEASURED 20'W X 20'L X 5' THICK. NO PERSONNEL INVOLVED BUT A SMALL SECTION OF MINE POWER FEEDER LINE WAS DAMAGED & REPLACED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP SINCE AREA WAS ABANDONED NEXT DAY.

Struck by flying object

EE'S SAFETY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN ON HIS FACE DUE TO PERSIRATION WHILE SETTING MINER BITS. A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN EYE.

Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD A ROOF FALL IN OUR INTAKE ENTRY ON SECTION 002, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #41878. IT MEASURED 40'L X 16'W X 5'THICK. NO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP AND AREA H AS BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF COAL MEASURING 2'X2'X8' SLIPPED FROM ROOF/RIB, STRIKING EE S BACK.

Fall onto or against objects

WHILE LOADING A DEFECTIVE SCRUBBER FAN MOTOR FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER ONTO A BATTERY POWERED VEHICLE, ONE END OF THE MOTOR FELL OFF THE VEHICLECAUSING EE TO SLIP AND FALL AGAINST THE MOTOR.

2001 · 8 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A SHUTTLE CAR, TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST RIB.

Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD A FALL IN THE NO.2 MAINS BELT ENTRY 75' INBY SPAD #30891. THE FALL EXTENDED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION OF 1 NEUTRAL AND 2 RETURNS. IT MEASURED 20'WX7'TX200'L. THE FALL WAS CLEANED UP IN TH E BELT ENTRY AND IT WAS TIMBERED OFF INT HE RESTOF THE CROSSCUT.

Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING OUT ONE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITHANOTHER, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ANDSTRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 2'X 2'X 3"" THICK.

Accident type, without injuries

WE HAD A FALL IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE TRUCK ENTRY IN THE SW MAINS NCAR SPAD# 32980. IT MEASURED 20'LONG X 40' WIDE X 6' THICK. NO PERSONNEL INVOLVED, BUT A SMALL PORTION OF TRACK WAS COVERE D, THIS SECTION OF THE ESCAPEWAY WAS RE-ROUTED. AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED OFF.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE, BOOM EXTENDED TO LIMIT, DRILL HEAD WAS LOWERED TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH SO DRILL STEEL COULD BE PUSHED TO CORRECT DEPTH. INITIALLY DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO PLACE BOLT WRENCH IN CHUCKDRILL STEEL CAME LOOSE, STRIKING HIS HAND.

Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON DRILL HEAD OF BOLTER & EE WAS CLEARING IT WHEN ANOTHER PIECE FELL STRIKINGHIS HAND. HE LOST THE FIRST JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER & SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE SECOND JOINT.

Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER HANGING CURTAIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER, ENTANGLING HIS FOOT IN LADDER, CAUSING HIS KNEE TO BE TWISTED.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CART INTO A SCOOP BUCKET SO THAT IT COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO #6 BELTHEAD WHICH NEEDED REPAIRS. HE LOST HIS GRIP AND ALLOWED THE CART TO STRIKE HIM ON HI S ANKLE.

2000 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

FALL IN CROSSCUT FROM #6 ENTRY TO LEFT RIB OF #7ENTRY NEAR SPAD #32544 ON SECTION 002 IN SE MAINMEASURING 4-5'H X 18-19'W X 50'L. NO EQUIPMENT, TRAVELWAYS OR AIRWAYS INVOLVED. FALL IS PARTLY CLEANED UP AND REST OF AREA CRIBBED AND TIMBEREDOFF.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE WHEN ROOF DRILL HEAD WAS WITHDRAWN; AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOLLY WRENCH FROM DRILL HEAD. THE HUNG STEEL LET GO AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AN D WRENCH.