Mining Incidents

Sewell Mine No. 1Coal

JT MINING, INC · Underground
Controlled by Jeff Bennett
Big Sandy, Mcdowell County, WV · Temporarily Idled
MSHA Mine ID: 4609188
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
2011–2014
Latest incident
Apr 2014
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

2014 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Rock fall in #1 entry approx. 20' inby spad 156 through intersection to 10' inby the inby block.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee and another employee was shoveling #1 belt when injured employee said his arm was hurting and had a bump on it. I asked what did he do he said that he never done anything to it just shoveling and kept doing it. The next day he still complained and went to the doctor.

Fall from machine

EE was riding a belt ride up a hill break 16 when he said that it quit pulling and went backwards. That when his passenger jumped off ride another ee said he cut it into the rib to keep from hitting him that when it knocked him off of ride. He said he thinks he hit on his SCSR and hurt his back.

Accident type, without injuries

The tip at spad 253 about 8 ft passed spad to fell about 16' x 16' long and about 16' x 16 wide looks like just a horse back in the middle brought bolts with it the horse back was above the bolts. Don't know when this happened. Just found it.

2012 · 6 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

unintentional roof fall outby section the return air course. Roof fall was approx. 18'wide, 60'long, and 4' to 6ithick. Fall occurred in intersection at spad 319. This area has multiple return entries and air flow was not obstructed not travel.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating shuttle car in #4 entry. He pulled through a curtain, pulled forward and hit back of miner tail boom with shuttle car. Impact with miner boom shook him and his left shoulder and left side started hurting. He should have been watching more closely and making less speed.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Complain with shoulder after lifting tire on shuttle car with bar.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Pulling cable off of spool, he said that bar that was in middle of spool hit him in the left side.

Struck by falling object

EE hand was outside of shuttle car canopy, piece of rock fell striking finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE removed weight tickets from loader when he went to step down, stepped in hole and twisted foot.

2011 · 6 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee slipped on ice and fell.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking across the section and hit his head on a roof bolt plate. He was knocked down and when he tried to get up he hit his shoulder, knocking himself down again.

Struck against stationary object

It was wet and muddy, scoop slid into the rib.

Struck by falling object

Bolting brow when a piece of rock 8"" x 2' x 4' fell out and hit his foot. He was drilling in the rock and it broke loose. Employee twisted back as he moved out of the way.

Struck by falling object

EE was struck on the neck and hand by a small piece of draw rock. He sustained a small cut on his neck and wrist. The cuts may require stitches therefore he was sent to the hospital to be examined.

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

Raising the head up to push bolt in the hole and the plate on the bolt slipped and caught finger. Severed Finger - Right hand middle finger.