Mining Incidents

Six South No Two MineCoal

Rio Group Inc · Underground
Controlled by Richard H Abraham
Ragland, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608858
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2001–2004
Latest incident
May 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2004 · 9 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING MINER CABLE; HANGING CABLE AGAINST RIB.

Fall from ladders

HANGING LINE CURTAIN, FELL FROM LADDER INJURING LOWER BACK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CONVEYOR MOTOR WITH SLATE BAR & MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN PINCHING THUMB AGAINST THE FRAME WHICH ALSO CAUSED HIM TO PULL A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO HELP REPLACE TORQUE SHAFT.

Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS INJURING EE'S LEG.

Struck by falling object

Piece of rock fell from top hitting employee's hand.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Strain tendonitis in left elbow.

Struck by falling object

Rock fell from roof 12' high, struck ee in head and shoulder forcing him to the ground, he has cuts on his face and forehead and complaining about shoulder hurting.

Fall from machine

WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT, HIT HIS HEAD & FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RT. SIDE. THERE WAS KNOT ON THE RT. EYEBROW, HE ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT. SHOULDER & ARM.

2003 · 8 incidents

No Value Found

OVERTURNED FRONT END LOADER; JUMPING OFF THE SIDE OF IT.

No Value Found

INJURY WAS COMP DOWN STEP OFF LOADER AND SLIP AND HIT ON HIS BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLT MACH.

No Value Found

PUTTING LID ON SCRUBBER ON JOY 12-12 MINER AND THE LID SMASHED THE EE'S 4TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

No Value Found

IN THE RIGHT BREAKS BETWEEN 3 AND 4 EE HAD HIS HAND IN THE VISE FOR THE HANDS OFF ONT HE ROOF BOLTER, WHEN HE PASSED THE WRONG LEVER AND CLAMPED HIS LEFT HAND.

No Value Found

STEPPING OFF OF ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED ANKLE.

No Value Found

EE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE AND WAS LIFTING BELT CLAMP OVER TOP STRUCTURE WHEN RED DEVIL WAS BEING USED TO TIGHTEN BELT. LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILING AND CLAMP.

No Value Found

Getting off of scoop, stepped down and leg buckled and he fell over on his leg.

2002 · 8 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS SHOVELING THE TAILPIECE. THE TAILPIECE BEGAN TO SPILL AND AS HE BENT DOWN A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PAIN TO THE JAW BONE STRUCTURE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BELT SPLICE, PULLING BELT TOGETHER RED DEVIL'S CHAIN BROKE, HIT IN LEG.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BELT SPLICE, WHILE PULLING BELT TOGETHER RED DEVIL CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEGS.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING A PLANETARY IN THE JOY 12-CM12 MINER & WAS LIFTING ONE OF THE SUN GEARS AND FELT PAIN MILE/MAJOR BACK PAIN.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BELT ROLLER AND STRAINED A MUSCLE

Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS BACKING MINER UP, WHEN A PIECE OF RIB ROLL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD, AND UPPER BACK WHICH RESULTED IN KNOCKING HIM TOTHE MINE FLOOR.

Struck against stationary object

POWER WAS OFF AT MINE, EE TURNED REOMTE SWITCH OFF AND WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER ON #2 HEAD AND WASSTANDING ON #1 BELT. POWER CAME BACK ON AND DAY SHIFT FOREMAN STARTED BELT FROM OUTSIDE AND THRU EE OFF BELT HITTING RIGHT ELBOW ON BACK STOP.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

HELPING ON MINER CABLE, FEET GOT CAUGHT IN MINER CABLE AND HE TRIPPED AND FELL.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH MAKING A BELT MOVE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck by falling object

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOT IFY OPERATOR OF RECEIVING STITCHES UNTIL 5-9-01.