Mining Incidents

Deep Mine No 15Coal

Resilient Mining, LLC · Underground
Controlled by John T Quintrell
Page, Fayette County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609209
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
31
Years on record
2008–2015
Latest incident
Jan 2015
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

31 on file

2015 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

A roof/highwall fall occurred in the number 4 intake fan entry between the end of the fan house and highwall. Fall/slip was approximately 14' wide x 3' thick x 5' high. Fall was not above anchorage.

2010 · 12 incidents

Struck by falling object

Bolting top on roadway.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Pulled lower back while shoveling on belt head.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling on metal pole on the highline supply sled when the weld broke hitting him in the face.

Struck by falling object

Working on ATRS on roofbolter when existing timber fell landing on his right foot.

Struck against a moving object

EE was tramming scoop on section between #2 and #3 entry when operator's light cord caught a roof bolt plate jerking his head into the canopy of the 488 scoop.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was hanging up mier cable when he felt a sharp pain between his shoulder blades.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Changing batteries on scoop. Cut top of hand and got battery acid in the cut along with rust.

Struck by falling object

EE was hanging curtain when a rock fell out next to rib. Rock measured 2'X8"" X 1"" thick struck EE on the head.

Struck by falling object

Dropped timber on left pinky finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was pulling cable and stepped in hole twisting leg & hip.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was prying metal with pry bar, when it slipped and jarred his body.

Struck by falling object

Hanging ventilation curtain when 30"" X 12"" x 1"" rock fell from top striking ee in right wrist.

2009 · 13 incidents

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

EE was mounting the shuttle car anchor when the shuttle car operator turned the corner the EE was on wrong side and buggy cable pulled against the rib hitting the EE's knee area.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE waslifting miner cable/pulling on other jobs felt pull and tightness in his back.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting belt structure and experienced back strain.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading bolt supplies on roof bolter and cut left thumb on plates

Struck by powered moving object

Employee drilled hole in top and steel lodged in hole. As he let down drill pot steel fell, from the hole landing on his left index finger smasheing it against drill chuck.

Struck by falling object

Hanging miner cable to the #2 miner at the #1 crosscut in front of power center when a piece of rib came out between the timber and the mine roof, catching injury on the left knee pinning him to the bottom

Struck by powered moving object

Spot bolting between spad #1425-1426. In 3 Lt one break inby feeder rib started to roll out causing co-worker to move to avoid rib hitting inch trap causing bolter to move and run over employee's left foot.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bolt crew was pulling slack when wire holding bolter cable on roof bolt plates began to break resulting cable hitting employee in back of neck.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Putting wet brakes on 488 Scoop on 6/3/09, stained back (lower) and came in to work on 6/4/09, loaded shear hub for feeder with help and felt burning in neck and sharp pain in low back.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee tripped and fell off concrete pad approx. 2' into gravel.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was pushing crib blocks under miner when he felt a pull in lower back.

Struck against a moving object

Small ledge in roadway, s/c ran over it causing the s/c to bounce man into canopy striking his head.

Fall onto or against objects

Was unloading roof bolts out of scoop bucket when he stepped into scoop bucket and slipped and fell against roof bolts in scoop bucket.

2008 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While hanging miner cable across break through employee pushed cable upward, cable came back causing him to twist. He then felt pain in his lower back.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing a bottom roller hanger the bottom roller hanger slipped catching EE middle finger between the hanger and the belt rail resulting in his fingernail having to be removed an dstitches in the end of his finger.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While electrician was attempting to repair a bent guard on a scoop, his hammer slipped causing him to mash his finger.

Struck by falling object

Operating roof bolter in #3 face; while putting drill steel in drill pot a piece of draw rock fell loose striking operator on his left hand.

Accident type, without injuries

First crosscut #3 intery top was broke up so I cut bolts out to let rock fell.