Employee was entering the cab of dozer putting lunch box and hard hat behind the seat. EE didn't realize their hand was in door jam and dozer door closed on EE's thumb.
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APPALACHIAN RESOURCE WEST VIRGINIA, LLC · Facility
Controlled by Appalachian Resource Company LLC
Edgarton, Mingo County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4608626
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2014–2025
- Latest incident
- Jan 2025
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2025 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2024 · 1 incident
Struck against a moving object
Operating a Komatsu articulator truck coming from mud cell front tire dropped in a hole in the roadway and twisted the operators back.
2021 · 1 incident
Struck against stationary object
Was doing maintenance on water pump. Was moving suction line and it had an exposed wire on the bottom side. Punctured hand.
2020 · 1 incident
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE had cleaned the floc strainer area and was washing the excess floc from the floor of the Refuse Building. EE slipped and fell on EE's left side. EE returned to work on 5/26/2020 but EE's doctor took EE off work on 5/29/2020.
2014 · 1 incident
Fall onto or against objects
Employee was exiting the cab of an excavator and when he stepped on the track his feet slid out from under him. He tried to catch himself and his right middle finger was caught in the door latch area. Employee sustained a dislocated finger.