Mining Incidents

Cc #5Coal

Catenary Coal Company · Underground
Blount, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608718
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Jun 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 10 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIMBER WAS LEANING AGAINST THE RIB, EE WAS CLEANING OUT LOOSE COAL ON BOTTOM TO SET TIMBER. THE TIMBER AGAINST THE RIB, SLID DOWN STRIKING THE CITIM ON THE WRIST!

Fall onto or against objects

CROSSING SECTION TAILPIECE, FELL, STRIKING LT. FOREARM ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED UP TO PULL A VENTILATION CURTAIN DOWN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS USING FORKLIFT TO MOVE RETRIEVER PARTS. RETRIEVER FOREARM FELL OFF PALLET, SO HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT BACK OPN THE PALLET, FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK, IT WAS ABOUT 4 FT LONG AND ABOUT 1 00 LBS.

Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING ROOF A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK DISPLACED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REINJURED A PREVIOUS INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 10-20-00. TWISTED HIS KNEE.

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK 12"" X 30"" X 1' THICK FELL & HIT EE ON HEAD & SLID DOWN RIGHT SHOULDER.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND A SPLICE BLEW UP IN HIS HAND BURNING BOTH HANDS.

Struck against stationary object

HAD A PIECE OF ROCK ON TOP OF MINER EE WAS CLEANING IT OFF HE KICKED A PIECE OF ROCK AND KNEE CAME OUT OF PLACE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY, EMPLOYEE BOUNCED INTO CANOPY MASHED HAND BETWEEN HARD HAT AND CANOPY.

2000 · 8 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS TAKING DOWN A CABLE NEAR THE CORNER OF A XCUT, WHEN A RIB ROLLED IN ON HIS LEGS.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING JACK FOR BOLTING MACHINE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET. RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND RATCHET.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

INSTALLING SPRINGS ON MANTRIP DID NOT KNOW HIS BACK WAS HURT. BACK STARTED HURTING LATER.

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD CAUSING HIS NECK TO BE SORE.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING ON HEAD JACK HOSE ON MINER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON ARM.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND WENT THROUGH A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROADWAY INJURING HIS BACK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A BOLT BENT AND HE ACCIDENTLY PUSHED THE ROTATION LEAVER AND THE BOLT CAME AROUND AND STRUCK HIS HAND.