Mining Incidents

Red Stag #1Coal

Point Mining Inc · Underground
Controlled by James Roy Lucas
Prenter, Boone County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609081
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Sep 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2006 · 6 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EE was unloading scoop outside that had water line on it, when he stepped on a piece of hiline cable laying on ground-twisted his right ankle. Went to dr an dmissed 1 shift.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, general labor. Foot slipped on gob or rock & he twisted his right knee. Went to Dr & he is going to run an MRI to check knee. Doesn't know extent of injury or when he will return to work.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was helping wind up belt rubber in roadway, hit his arm against guard and cut his forearm - small cut to lower forearm. He went to hospital, received first aid treatment (no sutures); missed one shift.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Beltman was cleaning gob out at tail area, had piece of drill steel prying on rock - hit bar against eye - resulting in laceration to head over right eye - went to hospital & got 5 sutures. Returned to work 6-12-06.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was helping set feeder, picked up a crib block that had a nail in it and punctured his right wrist. Got 2 sutures in wrist but missed no work.

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

Employee was helping rock dust, standing by scoop when operator went to move scoop and backed over his foot. He went to the hospital; big toe was broken.

2005 · 3 incidents

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

Bolter operator was loading bolt supplies on bolter when other bolter operator trammed bolter forward - ran wheel up on metatarsal boot on left foot, bruising foot.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was plastering stopping by hand, when he splashed a little in right eye-causing irritation to eyes. Went to dr and got first aid treatment-he was off 2 days.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading headers on roof bolter, slipped and fell and hurt his right wrist. He went to doctor; had wrist sprain. Was off two days.