Mining Incidents

Logan Fork MineCoal

Seth, Boone County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609005
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2004–2006
Latest incident
Dec 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2006 · 10 incidents

Struck by falling object

CABLE HOOK & METAL BROKE OFF OF MINER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TURN BUCKLE ON T. BAR WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE BOLTER.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE MEASURING ABOUT 12"" L X 5"" W X 3"" THICK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ELBOW.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMP ON BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CLAMP, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping tighten a binder down, he bent over and pulled his back. Went home about 8:00 pm, returned to work next day, worked 2 days and then went to doctor on 6/10/06.

Struck by falling object

Cleaning on #3 belt drive. Rock fell striking him on left shoulder.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a torkshaft in on miner when he mashed his hand between metal.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the miner. He was using a chain rachet to pull on a bolt. The bolt broke and flew back striking employee.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was running shuttle car - started around corner & hydraulic locked up causing car to hit rib.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO #1 ENTRY FROM FEEDER WHEN HE HIT A HOLE THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Belt line broke - Employee was picking up structure to level it when he pulled something in the left side of his back.

2004 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a box and turned when he felt a pain in his back.

Struck by falling object

Employee was squatting on knees while working on panel box, when rub rail fell striking his left leg.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting starter fluid in forklift when forklift started and bumped him in the back.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TAKING 4"" WATER LINE DOWN WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER LINE AND BELT STRUCTURE.