Mining Incidents

S11 Keystone Surface MineCoal

Controlled by Jeffery A Hoops
Marmet, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608906
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
13
Years on record
2002–2015
Latest incident
Sep 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

13 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee states that he was doing reclamation work and while coming down over a slope he got on a rock and lost control and began sliding. He states that he let the blade down to slow him and it almost stopped the dozer. When the dozer almost stopped it slung him forward.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping the mechanic install a new cutting edge on a bulldozer, when the mechanics grinder wheel broke off, striking ee knee.

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing D11 Trans & Bevel gear using a prybar & strained lower back

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was prying on augar steel with a pry bar when the bar slipped, pulling his low back.

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee started up from th epit on an access road in order to construct a drill bench. He was operating dozer approx 15 ft up the access road the dozer got over too far left over the berm and started to slide towards the pit. Immediately material was being placed under the dozer where it had partially went over the edge. He tried to turn his dozer toward the pit.

2008 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Building road dozer contact with tree and hanging dead limb fell and hit and broke side glass and hit EE in the left eye. Flushed on site and transported to ER where he was checked and released with no damage to L. eye, EE was wearing his glasses.

Fall from machine

Supervisor was taking water at lunch to Pit 3. When he pulled up EE was standing by loader and said he fell off bottom step of truck, EE said he must of bent step early in the day. Supervisor took EE to parking lot where EE's wife drove him to the Dr.

2006 · 4 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was parking front end loader at the end of the shift. EE caught his foot on bottom step and fell, hitting his head. Lacerated the right side of his head.

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

Employee hit his left index finger between sledgehammer handle and dozer while attempting to hit a bolt.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Hurt left elbow (pulled muscle) while loading shot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Adjusting A/C belt on Dior, Wrench slipped and hit head.

2005 · 1 incident

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

EE was attempting to check engine oil in fuel truck when he slipped and caught right leg between bumper and fender.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

GETTING OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL HURTING LOW BACK.