Mining Incidents

Hacker's Creek Mine No 1Coal

Roblee Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Robert R Jeran
Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608820
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

A FATAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED TO EE AS HE WAS RUNNING THRU AN INTERSECTION OF #3 ENTRY IN THE 1 LEFT SECTION. HE HAD BEEN SETTING BREAKER POSTS ON THE PILLARLINE WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP RUMBLING AN D HAD MOVED OUTBY ONE BLOCK AND STARTED THRU THECROSSCUT WHEN REACHING THE INTERSECTION, THE ROOF COLLAPSED ON HIM.

Reportable incidents

7 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee injured his back loading posts by hand into the bucket of a scoop. He finished the shift and continued to work every day until 6/30/05. On 6/30/05 he was operated on for a lumbar disc herniation and/or lumbar stenosis.

2004 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall in intersection of #9 entry of 1 Left off Northeast Mains, one block inby spad #869. Fall was 18' long, 12' wide and 8' high. Fall Was discovered by fireboss prior to working on Sunday night.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING A CAP OFF THE HEAD OF A MINER IN THE SHOP, WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF & PULLED ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 10/25/04 WHEN THEY OPERATED ON A TORN MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM

2003 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY AND INTERSECTION, TWO BLOCKS LEFT OF SPAD #257 ON THE 1 LEFT SECTION. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 80 FT LONG, 12 FT WIDE, AND 6 FT HIGH.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON #4 BELT, 2 WORKERS WERE LETTING OFF THE COME-A-LONG WHEN THE INJURED GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BY THE COME-A-LONG.

2001 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 001 SECTION IN THE #6 ENTRY INTERSECTION SPAD 162. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE RRE- SHIFT EXAMINER. THE FALL IS 5-7' HIGH AND MEASURED 25'LONG AND 25'WIDE. THIS FALL IS ON THE WORKING SECTION IN THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY AT SPADNO. 70 ON THE NORTH EAST MAIN SECTION WHILE MAK ING THE WEEKLY EXAM ACCORDING TO 75.364. THE ROOF FALL WAS 11 FT LONG, 9 FT WIDE AND 5.5 FT HIGH . THE AREA WAS DEVELOPED 2-10-01. THE FALL WAS DANGERED OFF, CRIBBED AND NOT CLEANED UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE NOR WAS VENTILATION AFFECTED.