Mining Incidents

Sweet BirchCoal

Controlled by Douglas M Epling
Wharton, Boone County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609065
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2005–2009
Latest incident
Mar 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2009 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was setting breaker post timbers. When he went to split a half header it slipped causing it to kick back & lacerate his left middle finger, ripping nail off.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reeling cable up on MRS when a cable broke loose from breakaway hangers striking employee in the neck.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was picking up a timber out of the scoop bucket, when the timber hit him in the left knee.

2008 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was helping to hang a miner cable when he felt a burning sensation in his shoulder.

2007 · 1 incident

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

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN RIB, HE SLIPPED & FELL DOWN & SCOOP RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT.

2006 · 12 incidents

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING, A ROCK FELL - HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE POT AND THE ROCK MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP AN OUTSIDE BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PUTTING ROCK DUST ON SCOOP WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED BUCKET ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOLTER ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE HIT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLT CAUSING HIM TO FALL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT ON MAC 8, WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED UP OUT OF SEAT. WHEN EMPLOYEE LANDED HE LANDED ON THE HAND RAIL STRIKING HIS RT SIDE RIB CAGE.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HIT BUMP OR ROCK IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED UP OFF OF SEAT. WHEN HE LANDED BACK IN THE SEAT HE LANDED ON HIS LOWER BACK.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT ELBOW ON FIRE SUPPRESSION BRACKET, WHEN HE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP.

Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & PUSHED THE CANOPY DOWN INTO THE SHAFT CAUSING THE CANOPY TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. ROCK THEN FELL OFF OF CANOPY & STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee's foot got caught on something and caused him to fall into the bolt bin.

Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FEEDER WHEN THE SCOOP STRUCK TRAM & FOLDED EMPLOYEE UPON THE DUMP & BOWED SCOOP UP INTO TOP CAUSING EE TO BRAKE HIS LT. ARM.

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

Employee was pinned against wall by equipment while bolting a place.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating a double head bolter and dropped the pot on his left knee.

2005 · 4 incidents

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was finishing up on his second shift job when he stepped out of his scoop and fell over dead.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE stated that he was checking face at #2 entry when he slipped in mud & knee locked up & popped.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'X30'X6' OCCURRED ON 1ST LEFT PANEL 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD NO 71. THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE AREA AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' X 3-12' X 5-6' OCCURRED IN THE 1ST5 CROSS CUT OF 1 LEFT PANEL NO 2 ENTRY