Mining Incidents

Remining No 1Coal

CAM Mining LLC · Surface
Thacker, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608860
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Sep 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

2005 · 10 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on tilt jack on D11N - as he was pushing in the pin - left pinkie finger was caught and cut bad.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK, THE TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED & SHOOK THE DRIVER HARD. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM THE FOREMAN OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 9/27/05, THE DAY AFTER HE WENT TO THE DR.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a dozer (11R) - backed over rock - said at quit time his back was hurting him - went to hospital.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH. SLAG HIT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

Struck against a moving object

EE was pushing dirt on a d9 dozer when dirt built up so high and fell in-busting the window -fell in ee

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON D11N - HIT HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER. WENT TO ER - HAD STITCHES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING OUT A TERMINAL (BATTERY) WHEN THE DRILL BIT WENT THROUGH AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER. LACERATION TO LEFT POINTER FINGER.

Struck by flying object

PIECE OF STEEL FELL FROM MASK ON DRILL. EE AND OTHER EE HOOKED BOOM ON SERVICE TRACK TO STEEL TRYING TO PUT STEEL BACK IN ROCK. BOOM STARTED SWINGING AND STRUCK BOTH EE

Struck by flying object

PIECE OF STEEL FELL OUT OF MASK ON DRILL. EE AND OTHER EE TOOK SERVICE TRUCK AND HOOKED BOOM TO STEEL TRYING TO PUT IT BACK IN ROCK. BOOM STARTED SWINGING AND STEEL STRUCK BOTH EE

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER AND FAILED TO SEE ROCK IN PARKING LOT, BACKED OVER THE ROCK, PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

2004 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS BACKING UP DUMP ROAD AND EE DID NOT CHECK OFFSIDE MIRROR, BACKED THROUGH THE BERM AND OVER HILL.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF TRUCK AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

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

EE WAS LOADING A DRILL ONTO LOWBOY. DRILL SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL ON DRILL AND LOWBOY.

2003 · 7 incidents

No Value Found

EE WAS OPENING HOOD TO TURN HEATER VALVES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK & LEFT LEG. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. EE SAID HE GOT HURT IN PREVIOUS JOB.

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE MADE KNOWN OVER THE TWO-WAY RADIO THAT HE WAS GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE CAB OF HIS ROCK TRUCK TO URINATE. HE WAS FOUND MOMENTS LATER SITTING ON THE GROUND COMPLAINING OF BREATHING PROB LEMS. DURING THE PATIENT ASSESSMENT HE SAID HE HD STUMBLED AND FELL OFF THE FRONT OF THE ROCK TRUCK.

No Value Found

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE A TIW ROD END & HE HAD CO-WORKER TO STEER FRONT WHEELS BACK & FORTH & SOMEHOW HE GOT HIS HEAD PINNED BETWEEN THE TIE ROD & THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL.

No Value Found

COAL TRUCK POPPED OUT OF GEAR, TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

No Value Found

DISMOUNTING DOZER AFTER SERVICING IT, HE TRIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS HIP.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WENT TO TRIALER TO GET TIME CARDS AND SLIPPED ON SNOW AND ICE. HE FELL ON ICE AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIRE IN TRUCK - PULLED BACK.

2002 · 13 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE LOOKED UP TO SEE ROCK COMING OFF WALL THREW UP HAND AUTOMATICALLY TO PROTECT HIMSELF- ROCK HIT HAND.

Fall from machine

GET OUT OF LOADER TO CHECK OIL-FOOT SLIPPED ON OPERATOR FELL ABOUT 6' FROM TOP.

Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING ON BUMPER WITH MUDDY FEET, HE SLID OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HEAD AND SHOULDERS FELL ON TRAILER HITCH - RIGHT SIDE OF RIBS.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MECHANIC & OPERATOR OF THE DOZER WAS CHANGING A HOSE. WHEN THEY LOOSENED THE BOLTS, OIL SPRAYED INTO THE OPERATORS EYE.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING IN THE PICKUP-IN THE BACK OF TRUCK UP THE HILL. TRUCK STARTED THROUGH CURVE IN ONE LANE, MEET A COAL TRUCK COMING DOWN IN THE CRUVE, DRIVER OF PICKUP SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND THREW EE FORWARD IN BED OF TRUCK.

Flash burns (welding)

BURNT EYES WELDING.

Struck by falling object

WAS LOADING HOLES. AS PRIMER WAS BEING PUT INTO HOLE BOOM ON LOADING TRUCK HAD BOLTS IN SWIVEL GIVE WAY & BREAK. BOOM FELL ON VICTIM WHO WAS LOADING HOLE.

Struck against a moving object

DRIVER OF COAL TRUCK BACKED UP ON BERM AND TURNED TRUCK OVER ON PASSENGER SIDE. DRIVER HAD A CUT OVER LEFT EYE AND SOME NECK PAIN. TOOK EMT TO SITE AND CALLED AMBULANCE.

Fall onto or against objects

PULLING A CHAIN AND SLIPPED ON THE LOWBOY, PULLED LOWER BACK.

Struck against stationary object

WAS LOOKING FOR A SERIAL NUMBER ON THE GENERATOR, INSIDE OF THE STEEL BUILDING, DIDN'T HAVE A LIGHT SO EE REMOVED HARD HAT AND BENT OVER WRITING THE NUMBER DOWN THEN I RAISED UP BEFORE PUTTING HARD HAT ON BACK ON MY MEAD AND HIT MY HEAD ON TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME.

Fall from machine

IT WAS RAINING VERY HARD AND EE WAS COMING OUT OF DOZER AND FELL FROM STEPS.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING TREES OVER HIGHWALL-LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO ROCKS BELOW.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE THOUGHT BELT WAS BROKE. WENT TO CHECK BELT AND IT WAS OK. LET EXCAVATOR COOL AND UNSCREWED RADIATOR CAP. EE WAS BURNT WITH STEAM ON RIGHT HAND.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

PUTTING DUST COLLECTOR HOSE ON DRILL AND REACHED FOR WRENCH, PULLED DUST INTO EYES.

Fall from machine

WAS GETTING READY TO MOUNT DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED UP ON PUSH ARM. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HE FELL ACROSS TILT JACK.