Injured hooked a chain falt to a trolley, he then proceeded to hook a chain to a pipe section. As he put tension on the chain, the trolley slid off of the end of the I-beam, due to a lack of a stop being at the end of the beam; the trolley struck him on the head, knocking off his hard hat, causing a laceration.
Midland Trail No. 1 PlantCoal
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc · Facility
Controlled by John B Preece
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608783
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2001–2004
- Latest incident
- Jul 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2004 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2003 · 1 incident
Flash burns (electric)
LATCHES ON BREAKER DOOR WERE NOT TURNED ALL THE WAY. WHEN BREAKER WAS RESET THE BREAKER BLEW UP. DOOR BLEW OPEN BURNING HIS FACE, NECK HANDS AND 6-8 INCHES ON ARMS. 480 V BREAKER.
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TALKING TO LOADER OPERATOR, DISCUSSING HOW COOL THE AIR WAS COMING OUT OF THE VENT - STICKING HIS RT HAND IN THE VENT HOLE - 1ST 2 FINGERS CAME IN CONTACT WITH FAN BLADE CAUSING LACERAT ION.
2001 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING SCREENS IN VIBRATER. MASHED MIDDLE FINGER WITH SCREW DRIVER. 12 INCHES LONG.