Mining Incidents

Mine No. 7Coal

Controlled by David Cline
Mohawk, Mcdowell County, WV · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4609093
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2007–2018
Latest incident
Sep 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Water saturated coal shoveling belt.

2015 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall above anchorage. Left return disrupted air flow outby spad 1490 15breaks outby face.

2013 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Lack of communication between the men. Man put hand in conveyor pinch point of chain when bridge was energized. Operator of bridge at time hadn't seen him with hand in area and the chain started when machine started. Injured person refused ambulance.

2012 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

While conducting the weekly exam in the left return a roof fall was discovered. The fall was in #3 mains panel in the #2 entry one break inby spad #1294. The fall was approx. 50 feet in length and 20 feet wide and about 3-4 feet in thickness.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While pulling on some conveyor belt to help install a belt drive. Employee sustained a back injury.

Struck by flying object

Section foreman was helping install a belt conveyor drive in the belt entry. At which time EE was attempting to move a bearing on hold down roller. By striking it with a hammer while striking it with another hammer. I small particle of metal dislodged from one of the hammers striking him in the right eye.

2009 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

No men were on section at the time of fall. Fall was on the way in and fell between pre shift and workers getting there. Fall measured 4 ft high X 85 ft long. Fell at 2 cross cut 1 intersection 3 to 1 across from end of tall piece 2 cross cuts outby (spad #831 which is located in #4 entry).

Accident type, without injuries

Encountered rock fall on preshift of the belt line 80' outby spad (751) (26 brks outby face) (18 brks outby power center) soft long 6-7' high includes intersection and inby 3/4 or 30' of block #4 entry beltline (no injuries) (no men underground). Fell during miners vac.

Accident type, without injuries

While rock dusting, encountered a roof fall in #1 entry, straight across from spad #730. Located in #3 entry, intersection had fallen in.

2008 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting off top of bridge, got in cables on side. Getting out of cables with rock caught leg in the cables and seemed to have twisted knee area. Was taken to ER by ambulance.

2007 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall above support , last open cross cut#3 entry 2 brks inby spad #417 approx. 55' long x 20' wide.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall above support 1 brk outby the end of lowlow one brk outby spad 417 approx 240' from section face. Heard fall, found at exam. #2 entry intake.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operator got too close to corner and didn't hit panic bar to cut bridge off. Caught operator up against rib, skinned his back in 3 places. Operator wasn't paying attention & wasn't alert as to where he was on corner. Operator was warned 2 times earlier in shift about falling asleep while operating bridge.