Mining Incidents

Deep Mine No 5Coal

Pen Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Pen Holdings Inc
Dunlow, Wayne County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608661
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000
Latest incident
Oct 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2000 · 6 incidents

Struck by falling object

WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED AN OMEGA BLOCK ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HOS LOWER BACK WHILE HANGING A ROOF BOLTER CABLE.

Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING THE TOP THE DRILL STEEL DROPPED FROM THE HOLE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING OIL THE FORKLIFT THE EE STRETCHED AND FELT PAIN IN THE STOMACH AREA. (EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 8-21-00--STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-21-00)

Fall from ladders

WHILE HANGING PINE CABLE FROM A LADDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE MINE YARD THE EE FELL & INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM. EE CONT TO WORK BUT STARTED MISSING ON 10/16/00