Mining Incidents

No 4Coal

Dingess, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608902
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2002–2007
Latest incident
May 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2007 · 7 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

He was lifting oxygen bottle; felt pain in lower left stomach. *****Employee did not miss work until surgery was scheduled 05-16-2007******

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While bolting top, drill steel became stuck in the top and came loose hitting finger between drill steel and drill pot; cutting right ring finger.

Accident type, without injuries

Location: Old works in return; entry No.3, spad no.2040. Distance from active face: 2,000', Airway: neutral. Size: L-20', W-20', H-5'; 48"" resin fully grouted, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall. Strata: shale, no coal rider seam present. All entrances to fall breakered off, area will not be rehabilitated.

Accident type, without injuries

Location: No.4 belt, entry No.2, spad no.2608; Distance from active face: 600'; No personal injuries; Size: L-60', W-18', H-8 - 10'; 48"" resin; 6 or 7 cribs installed prior to fall; Strata: mixed; no coal rider seam present; All entrances are breakered off, area will not be rehabilitated.

Accident type, without injuries

Fall occured on No.4 belt linea t brk. 16 approx. 6' - 8' high 20 X 20 in intersection.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting plastic water line, knife slipped and cut left thumb.

Accident type, without injuries

Actual date of fall is unknown. Size: L-60';W-19';H-6'; 48"" resin fully grouted resin; 5 cribs installed prior to fall; Strata: laminated; No coal rider seam present; All entrances will be breakered off; Area will be rehabilitated; Airway: neural, intake; distance from active face: 5,100'.

2006 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

while servicing roof bolter, was going around roof bolter and stepped on pc. of curtain a lump of coal was underneath it causing employee to twist left knee. Accident happened 11-16-2006 at this time the employee did not miss work. He had surgery on his knee on 02-20-2007 and started missing work at that time.

Struck by falling object

While taking apart style jack, I had it standing in the up right position. When I turned around to get a hammer, the style jack fell striking me in the right lower leg.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

changing ripper motor on miner, had motor on hoist moving in place when motor rolled over and caught left thumb against crib block being used as a guide.

Struck by falling object

Pc. of draw rock fell striking employee on head and neck

Over-exertion in lifting objects

was lifting a pc. of structure, bent over to pick it up and felt something pull in rt. side

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While getting out of coal hauler to help move miner, stepped wrong and twisted left ankle

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by falling object

Piece of draw rock fell, hit right shoulder. He did not start missing work until 06-02-2005.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING EE IN THE HEAD AND BACK - KNOCKED EE TO THE GROUND. EE SUFFERED STRAIN WHEN REMOVING ROCK FROM SELF. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 04/01/05 (DATE HERNIA SURGICALLY REPAIRED).

2004 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE said that he was holding metal door open while a coal hauler was passing through, the coal hauler bumped the door, the door sprang and caught fingers against fan house.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a piece of rail & felt something pull in lower back.

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

EE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE UNDER THE DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL POT

2003 · 5 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TOOK SHIELD LOOSE ON MANTRIP TO PUSH CONTACTOR IN TO SET OUT OF SWITCH; SHIELD HIT RIB AND CAME BACK AND HIT RIGHT HAND. HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES IN RIGHT PALM.

Struck by falling object

WAS CUTTING #2 LEFT, STANDING IN MIDDLE OF #2 HDQ PIECE OF ROCK 3' X 2' X 3"" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON HEAD & NECK.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MINER CABLE, MINER MOVED FELT PAIN IN BACK AND SCROTUM.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD RAILS FOR THE NEXT INSTALLATION PROJECT. HE WORKED UNTIL 3/31/03 AT WHICH TIME THE PAIN BECAME SO BAD HE STARTED MISSING WORK. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER L IFTING AND TWISTING.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING COAL HAULER TO END OF TRACK, HIT A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

2002 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE TELEPHONED MINE FOREMAN 12/16/02 AND SAID THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK ON 12/12/02 WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE. EE DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE ABOUT THIS INJURY UNTIL 12/16/02.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 10/3/02 (ON THE JOB ACCIDENT) THE EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT ON 9-23-02, SAID HE GOT UP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS SORE. WENT TOT HE DR AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A STRAINED MUSCLE. THIS WAS A WORK RELATED ACCIDENT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK DUST INTO DUSTER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BELT ROPES ON #2 BELT WHEN THE CHAIN THAT THE RATCHET WAS HOOKED ON BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE SCOOP BUCKET, CUTTING OVER HIS LEFT EYE. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING REG. ROOF BOLTEROP. WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF MACHINE & WAS MOVING FROM BACK OF MACH. TO FRONT ON EACH BOLT INSTALLATION. CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT THE OP. COULD NOT REACH THE TOP BECAUSE THE TOP BEING 10' HIGH THAT WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN 5-6 1/2' HIGH. EE WOULD INSERT 6' ROOF BOLT AFTER OP. INSERTED GLUE. WHILE RETREATING TO THE REAR OF THE MACH. THE OP. ACTED QU