Mining Incidents

No 5Coal

Dingess, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609132
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2006–2008
Latest incident
Oct 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2008 · 7 incidents

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Was hammering studs in scoop tire and shoulder poped with sharp pain. Persons filed comp on 10/27. Started missing work on 10/28/08

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Trying to pry belt clamp loose from top structure, structure belt broke. Belt and C clamp struck employee in the face, near the right eye.

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

Putting conveyor chains together, smashed right ring and middle finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing a set of airlock doors, just inside drift mouth, employee was making a hole in the door with pick hammer to mount rubber seal. The tip of hammer broke off, impaling into lower arm. EMT dressed arm.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was hanging cable inby feeder and his right hand slid across a pizza pan and sliced his fourth knuckle on right hand, causing laceration. Action to prevent recurrence is to watch the surroundings.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While laoding rock dust into scoop bucket; tied chain to metal straps turned around and the straps broke hitting EE on right side of head; making a one and a half inch cut on right side of head. Action taken in preventing reocurrence is do not hang rock dust from straps.

Accident type, without injuries

Sp. Loc. No.2 belt mains entry No.3 spad No.222-245; No equip. invol.;Neutral airways; Size 350'L, 19'W, 4'H; Roof support: 4' resin; 10 cribs inst. prior; Strata; shale; No coal rider seam; Entr. are breakered off; The roof won't be rehab. This isn't in any travelway. Was cribed and dang. off prior to fall. All travelways have been rebolted in past with excep. of fallen area.

2007 · 13 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Unplanned roof fall occurred in the break between entries three and four. 60 ft.long, spad No.243 to No.245. Located in an inactie area of the miner.

Accident type, without injuries

Distance from active face:1400', Airway: neutra, intake (have two intake entries, have dangered one off), Size: L-30', W-20',H-4'; 48"" resin; Outby area had supported wiht 50 ton jacks; strata: shale, laminated; No coal rider seam present, All entrances to fall breakered off, area will not be rehabilitated.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Hurt both shoulders on 04-13-07 pulling miner cable. Reinjured on 04-18-2007 when stepping off man bus. Did not report accident until 04-18-2007, left work and went to Dr.

Accident type, without injuries

Entry No.1 spad No. 1 brk. outby spad 13, Airway: return, Size: L-25', W - 20', H - 5', 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata: shale, sandstone, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off all entrances, area will not be rehabilitated. 2,000' from active face.

Accident type, without injuries

Entry 1, spad No. 1 inby spad 188 in return, distance from active face:3000', airway: return, neutral, size of fall: L-40', w-20', h-4' , 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata, sandstone, no coal rider seam present, working on brking off entrances area will not be rehabiliated.

Struck by falling object

Pc. of draw rock fell out between belt and struck employee on top of head.

Accident type, without injuries

Location: 001 section, entry 6, spad no.1 brk. below spad 270, 2,000' from active face, airway neutral, size of fall: L-20', W - 20', H-5', type and lenght of roof support: 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, Strata: shale, laminated, working on breakering off all entrances to fall, area will be rehabilitated.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was walking down steps from mine office trailer. Left foot slipped on wet mud on step and left foot slid back under the step. When foot slipped, weight trasnferred forward while foot was wedged between steps. Caused bone in left leg to fracture.

Accident type, without injuries

distance from active face: 3,000'; Airway: return; Size: L-75',W-19';H-5'; 48"" resin; no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall; Strata: shale, mixed, laminated, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering all entrances off

Accident type, without injuries

Location: Section #1, entry 3, spad no. one break outby spad 222; Distance from face:2,100'; Airway: neutral; Size: L-15'; W-15'; H-3'; Type and length of roof support: 48"" resin fully grouted; No cribs and timbers installed prior to fall. Strata: shale, sandstone, mixed, laminated. No coal rider seam present, all entrances to fall are being breakered off.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee filed a Carpal Tunnel claim on 01-16-2007. Continued to work until claim was ruled on by workers' comp. division. Began missing work 07-23-2007 day of surgery.

Accident type, without injuries

Location: 1st left panel, entry 1, spad no. 191, distance from active,3400'airway:return,neutral: Size of fall: L - 27', W - 19', H - 4.5' No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, strata: shale, laminated, wet, no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off entrances, area will not be rehabilitated.

Accident type, without injuries

Location: 001 section, entry 1, spad no.one break inby spad 217; Distance from active face: 2,100'; airway: return; Size of fall: L-26', W-19', H-4.5'. 48"" fully grounted resin with roofmats, No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall. Strata: shale,mixed,wet. No coal rider seam present. Working on breakering off all entrances, Area will not be rehabilitated at this time.

2006 · 7 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Nothwest mains, entry 5, spad no. 269, Distance from active face: 2100', No personal injuries or equipment involved, Airway - neutral; size: L - 50', W - 19', H - 5'; 48""resin; Strata: shale, laminated, wet. All entrances are being breakered off. Area will not be rehabilitated.

Accident type, without injuries

001 section, entry 2, spad No.3 breaks inby spad 228, distance from active face: 1800. No personal injuries, airway: neutral. Size: L-35', W -19', H-4.5'; 48"" resin, no cribs or timbers prior to fall, strata: shale, mixed, laminated, wet; no coal rider seam present, working on breakering off all entrances.

Accident type, without injuries

No 1 section, entry No.6, spad No.outby 270, distance from active face: 850', Airway-neutral, size of fall: L-35', W-19', H-5', 48"" resin, 72"" resin, No cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, Strata - mixed/laminated, Working on breakering of entrances, area will be rehabilitated.

Accident type, without injuries

Entry No.2;Spad no.:1 brk. outby 267; distance from active face:210; No personal injuries; Airway: return; Size of fall: L-50'; W-19.5'; H-5'; Type and length: 48"" resin; No cribs or timbers or cribs installed prior to fall; Strata: shale, mixed; No coal rider seam pesent; Entrances not breakered off yet; Area will be rehabilitated.

Accident type, without injuries

location of fall: No.1 section; entry: 1; spad no.: one break inby spad 22;distance from active face:590 ft; no personal injuries, no equip. involved; airway: neutral; size of fall: L-22ft, W-19ft, H-4.5ft.; 48"" resin with roof mats; no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall; strata: shale, wet; no coal rider seam present; entrances are not breakered off; area will be rehab.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall 400' from active face, no equipment involved, airway-neutral, length: 32', width:19', height:4.1/2', resin 48"" fully grouted, no cribs or timbers installed prior to fall, shale, no coal rider seam present. All entrances will be breakered off, area will not be rehabilitated.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was pulling miner slack up, stepped on lump of coal injuring right foot, right side of foot.