Mining Incidents

Big Branch No 1 Belt MineCoal

Consol of Kentucky Inc · Underground
Controlled by CONSOL Energy Inc
Naugatuck, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609177
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2007–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2009 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Carrying timbers, took to #3 seals. Carried them 3 breaks, felt pain shoot down back.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was using a rake to clean belt and it got caught in roller. Handle hit him on right side of hand.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was lifting timbers and pulled his back. The conditions were good, no mud or water. Was not reported until 8-3-09.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall above anchorage northern mains belt entry, measurements are 20' X 20' X 8'.

2008 · 3 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee and a co-worker had been rock dusting and they were pulling the duster hose through the man door, at break 37. Employee stepped on a pile of slate and fell.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Stepped out of guard house onto pavements twisted left ankle on his way out to do foot patrol.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on stoppings, crossing over gob pile, stepped on loose rock, rock went out from under foot and to keep from falling on top of some H beams, EE grabbed a hanging roof bolt and pulled shoulder. Accident 6/14/08 never became reportable until 7/9/08.

2007 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

He was sitting in truck at lunch time and blacked out and fell from passenger side of truck and hit the ground.