Mining Incidents

Pageton Refuse ImpoundmentCoal

Pageton, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608619
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
2001–2012
Latest incident
Aug 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working at the prep plant, and was trying to remove a piece of belt skirt that had broken loose from raw coal feed belt. Employee slipped or pinched his upper right thigh against existing angle iron. The employee's upper right thigh was cut by a sharp point on angle. Belt was tagged out.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Was moving an existing double door to new side of plant. Door frame got hung on conduit when employee got it loose it swung and hit the employee in the chest and shoulder knocking him to the ground. Medical treatment was received employee was returned to work on 4/10/12.

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from piled material

While off the machine looking over work area, an area that extended out approximately 30' to 35' broke away and caused me to fall. The extent of injury was bruises to hands, right shoulder, left arm and back.

2002 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

COLD WITH SOME SNOW AND ICE IN AREA. EE WAS CARRYING FUEL CANS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK. ONE TO TWO HOURS LATER EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTI NG HIS BACK.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS FILLING A DIESEL FUEL CAN WHEN FUEL SQUIRTED INTO THE SAFETY GLASSES SOME OF WHICH IRRITATED BOTH EYES.

2001 · 2 incidents

Flash burns (welding)

WORKER WAS WELDING CAUSING RIGHT EYE TO BE DAMAGED.

Fall onto or against objects

THE EXCAVATOR OPERATOR SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS HEAD WHILE TRYING TO ENTER INTO THE OPERATORS CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR, INJURING HIS HEAD, NECK, AND LOWER BACK.