Mining Incidents

Mine No 4Coal

Gilbert, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609002
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
22
Years on record
2004–2010
Latest incident
Mar 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

22 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking on uneven ground and twisted his ankle which resulted in a fracture.

2009 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Drill operator stated that he stepped in a crack on the bench at night and injured his knee.

2008 · 7 incidents

Struck against a moving object

777 Truck backed in on field, when truck stopped rock came rolling off side of truck striking dozer on left side.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was installing hood on D9 dozer and pulled muscle in neck & back. Reason for delay in reporting - was not told of accident until 8/25/2008.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving (777) rock truck being loaded with 992G. Another worker was operating D11 helping 992G & hit 777 truck with D11 blade.

Struck against a moving object

EE was hauling rock from #1 Point Pond Creek Pit to #2 Valley fill, EE said he hit bump in haul road causing seatbelt to jam his right hip. He said he has pins in hip.

Struck against a moving object

The roads were wet & slippery, EE was trying to pass a coal truck, lost control of his S10 and went to into a slump hole around Marker #22. It skinned his cheek, put a laceration in his knee requiring 5 stitches, and a contusion.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator was cleaning ditch line and berms with excavator bucket, hit tree limb causing it to strike windshield cutting EE's hand.

Fall from machine

Operator was standing on step in front of windshield of 992E and fell injuring right knee.

2007 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Claimed by the employee: He was stepping to the ground from his 777 rock truck. He twisted his ankle and fell to the ground, spraining his ankle. Employee said he was carrying his dinner bucket, therefore he didn't have three points contact. Frasure Creek Mining doesn't think this happened on the job. It wasn't reported until the next day.

Fall from machine

Climbing onto a drill, slipped and fell, landed on left hand/finger.

Fall from machine

Reported 3/8/07-foot slipped on the bulk truck, fell and broke 3 ribs.

2006 · 8 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee clocked out @ 11:29 AM & was on his way in his personal vehicle. He drove 3.2 miles down the mine when he was struck by another vehicle. Unknown to us the mine did not file this MVA. We just found out the employee wants to file this claim with us. Initially this claim was not filed since he was off the clock. Unknown information @ this time on the other driver.

Struck against a moving object

While operating a I/R DM45 highwall drill, the employee was on the road to drill bench and he was thrown into the control levers.

Struck by falling object

Rock fall.

Struck by falling object

Rock fall.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE (Mechanic) was wworking underneath water truck after he had crawled from underneath of truck he stood up and his left knee flew out of place. This incident did not require First Aid or Rescue Squad.

Struck against a moving object

Truck driver backed truck under loader bucket to be loaded loader operator dropped a rock into truck bed causing Neck problem this incident did not require first aid or rescue squad.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While tightening axle cap, axle cap bolt broke causing employee to fall.

Fall from machine

His fall was from top of fuel storage tank on the grease truck.

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was pulling a plug from a drill hole when he felt a pain on his right side.

2004 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EE after retrieving tape line from middle tier (level) slipped and fell approx 14' to the bottom tier (level).