Mining Incidents

Campbells Creek No 7 MineCoal

Charleston, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609107
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
28
Years on record
2007–2011
Latest incident
Aug 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

28 on file

2011 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned fire occurred on the roof bolt machine after welding operations. The initial hot spot check was clear, but upon returning for the second check the fire was discovered and extinguished with 12 minutes.

Struck by falling object

Supplying roof bolter and a rock fell on his hand and smashed it.

2010 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

An unintentional roof fall occured on the above date at break 23 in the return. The fall did not impede travel nor ventilation and no one was injured. The fall measured 40ft. long, 19ft wide and 6ft heigh.

Struck by falling object

Section foreman was conducting pre-shift exam for 3rd shift, when a rock fell from between the bolts striking him on top of the head. EE started missing work on Monday September 6 from his injuries.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured was using a slate bar to position a track rail as it was being pulled off the rail car. When the rail came off the car the slate bar landed on his right foot causing a fracture.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

On the above date, EE was working on the company 610 scoop checking permissibility. He had finished adjusting the brakes and was putting the shield back on. As he pulled the shield, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He went to the doctor on Monday and was diagnosed with a hernia.

2009 · 5 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE had helped setting the MRS's up in the No 5 entry when the right rib rolled off striking him in the right leg.

Struck against a moving object

Injury was driving a rubber tire ride along No. 4 beltline. His right front tire caught a rock which kicked his front tires to the right. This action caused the knob/ball on the steering wheel to hit the base of his right thumb.

Struck against a moving object

The injured was cleaning an entry with a scoop. He backed out of the way for a shuttle car to pass, when another shuttle car came around the corner and ran into the back of his scoop. The injured didn't start missing work until 09/02/2009.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individuals involved were loading bulk dust in the scoop bucket with a forklift. The injured employee was attempting to cut the bulk just when the forklift operator pushed the tram pedal to reposition the forklift. The pallet struck the employee in his right leg.

Struck against a moving object

The injured was tramming a scoop when he hit some bumps in the mine floor. These bumps jarred the injured, causing pain in his lower back. The injured continued work until the pain became too much. He started missing work on June 1, 2009 from the injury.

2008 · 10 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injury was in the process of setting a belt head when the head became caught on a belt chain. The injured tried to free the head by using his hands. This resulted in a caught between injury that resulted in fracture to the left index and right index and middle fingers

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was diagnosed with CWP.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee hurt knee about 3 weeks ago; continued working. He originally hurt knee by stepping on a water line & falling.

Accident type, without injuries

An unintentional roof fall (above anchorage) was found 500 ft out by the east mains section in one of the intake air entries. The fall was approx. 30 ft. long, 6 foot thick, and 19 ft. wide. The area will not be cleaned, all aproches are cribbed and dangered. The fall did not affect ventilation nor block the travel of the escapeway.

Accident type, without injuries

An Unintentional roof fall has occurred on the 002-0 MMU in the 4 left crosscut. The fall started in the unbolted area and continued out into the intersection. The approx. lenght of the fall is 60 ft. and 5 ft. high and the width of the intersection. No injuries occurred as a result of this fall.

Struck by falling object

Injured was in the process of helping to set timbers on a pillering section. The injured and a co-worker had set a timber and were begining to set another, when the first timber fell, striking the injured on the right ear. This resulted in 11 sutures.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was standing behind a co-worker who was breaking the metal bands on a bundle of roof bolts. The co-workers grip slipped, this resulted the the co-workers elbow striking the injured in the mouth. The injured cracked one tooth, that was repaired on 4-3-08

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Inured was in the process of moving Miner cable on 3-18-08, left work without reporting incident. Injured had a doctor?s visit on 04/23/08 with Dr. Frederick Armburst in which he was diagnosed with a intervertebral Disk Injury that was musculoligamentous in origin.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping electrican make splice on shuttle car cable, employee cut his right thumb.

Struck against stationary object

Injured was exiting shuttle car and stepped awkwardly on a rock. Felt a burning sensation in left knee, injured continued to work until 4/4/08. Injured's last day worked was 4/4/08.

2007 · 7 incidents

Struck by falling object

Employee was operating a continuous miner in #7 entry at spad #681 when a rock measuring 4 x 4 x 5 inches thick struck him in the head. The rock slid down right arm onto the back side of legs knocking him unconscious.

Struck by falling object

Employee was hanging section feeder cable when a piece of rock fell striking him on the hard hat and face.

Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall was discovered on the above listed day and time. It is in the intake entry and measures approximately 6' H x 20' W x 70' L.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to use the head wrench on a roof bolter to bend a roof bolt when the head sprang off the roof bolt causing the roof bolt plate to strike his right hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loading a piece of track rail on a rail car and it slid off striking him on the left ankle.

Fall from machine

EE was standing on top of shuttle car hanging cable and slipped and fell to the mine floor.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was getting out of mantrip when the operator started tramming forward. The movement of the matrip caused EE to fall to mine floor.