Mining Incidents

No. 50 MineCoal

Controlled by MELISSA CLINE
Kimball, Mcdowell County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608776
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
20
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Mar 2003

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Flash burns (electric)

BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.

Reportable incidents

19 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2003 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING TAILPIECE WHEN 3/8"" CHAIN BROKE AND TURNED ONE SIDE OF TAILPIECE LOOSE STRIKING EE IN LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS.

2002 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD HAND ON ROOF BOLT WHILE INSTALLING ANS BOLT BENT MASHING HAND.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING MANTRIP TO SUPPLY ROOF BOLTER WHEN FLY BOARD FELL OFF OF MANTRIP. HE STOPPED MANTRIP TO STRAIGHTEN BOARD. HE CRAWLED OFF OF MANTRIP AND MOVED BOARD TURNING A CAN OF OIL OVER AND H ITTING FOOT SWITCH CAUSING MANTRIP TO RUN OVER HIMSELF.

Struck against stationary object

PUTTING DOWN PRESSURE ON WRENCH AND SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND EMPLOYEE HIT KNEE AGAINST FLOOR OF COAL MINE.

Struck by flying object

HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER & PIECE OF METAL HIT IN EYE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAILPIECE PULLED LOOSE ON ONE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEGS, BRUISED KNEE AND LEG.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.

2001 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING PIECE OF METAL FOR BACK BOARD AND STRAINED BACK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING HARD HAT ON HEAD WHILE RUNNING SCOOP WHEN SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY CRUSHING HAND BETWEEN TOP AND HARD HAT.

Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND AGGREVATED AN OLD INJURY.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIP ON PIECE OF ROPE AROUND HIGHWALL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MOVING A TIMBER OUT OF WAY OF CABLE IN #4 ENTRY. HE WAS HELP MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION.

2000 · 6 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BOLTING TOP AND CHANGING PIECES OF STEEL GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN TTWO PIECES OF STEEL AND MASHED IT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING MAC #9 FROM SECTION TO SURFACE AT END OF SHIFT STEERING WHEEL KICKED AROUND AND HIT EE ON HAND. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS BROKE AT THAT TIME.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COAL HAULER HIT CORNER OF SCOOP AND PUSHED SCOOP IN TO MINER MACH. CRIB BLOCK HIT ANKLE BETWEEN SCOOP AND MINER MACH.

Struck by falling object

HE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR SET LIFT TIMBERS IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM PINCHED OUT BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLT PLATES. HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED AWAY FROM IT AND DIDN'T SEE IT. PART OF IT ST RUCK HIS BACK SIDE. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ER AND THEY X-RAYED HIM, CHECKED HIM AND SENT HIM HOME.

Struck against stationary object

RUN SCOOP, PUTTING TIMBER OUT TO MINE WITH IT, EMPLOYEE GOT HEAD IN TOP IN #3 ENTRY.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STARTING TO HANG CABLE TO ROOF WHILE SCOOP WAS PULLING POWER CENTER UP RAN OUT OF CABLE AND PULLED CABLE DOWN ON HIM. KNOCKING HIM TO FLOOR. SCOOP OPR SAID HE DID NOT HEAR ON SEE OUTHER MEN FLAGGING AND YELLING FOR HIM TO STOP.