Mining Incidents

Bishop PlantCoal

Controlled by John Joseph Childress
Squire, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608717
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2001
Latest incident
Dec 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2001 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO UNCOUPLE A SECTION OF 2""PIPE. WHEN THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING IN A PUSHING MOTION BROKE A NUT FREE IT RELIEVED ITSELF OF TENSION CAUSING AN OVER-EXTENSION OF THE WORKERS NORMAL STANCE, AT THIS TIME THE EE FELT A SENSATION OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT- HAND SIDE OF HIS BACK.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

ILL PRESENTED A WV WORKERS' COMP,. REPORT OF OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS. THE ILL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BINAURALHIGH FREQUENCY SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS SECONDARY TO NOISE EXPOSURE. NO FURTHE R TREATMENT OF TESTING HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED. HOWEVER, AUTHORIZATION FOR HEARING AIDEVALUATION ANE FITTING HAS BEEN REQUESTED. THE ILL STATED HE HAS NOTED DIFFICULTIES WITH HIS HEARING FOR THE

Struck against stationary object

THE PONTOON BOAT HAD INADEQUATE RAILING AROUND THE EDGE OF THE PONTOON PLUS THE BOAT WAS GOING TO FAST PLUS THE PERSON WHO FELL OUT WAS NOT SITTING DOWN.

Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED GOING DOWN LADDER, BUMP RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND EAR.

Struck by falling object

MOVING SUPPLIES ON YARD AREA I NEEDED TO SQUEEZE THE FORK CLOSER TOGETHER I RAISE UP FORK WITH LEFT HAND. THE FORK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND FELL WHEN IT FELL MY RIGHT FINGER WAS MASHED.