Mining Incidents

Coalburg No. 2 MineCoal

Comfort, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609231
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
2009–2012
Latest incident
Feb 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Injured was operating shuttle car and hit knee against deck.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was walking down belt line and left knee gave out.

2011 · 5 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured strained back while lifting miner cable. Did not report until 12/14/11 - Started missing 12/13/11.

Struck against stationary object

Employee reported that he stepped off a mantrip into water and stepped on a piece of rock or coal and twisted his right ankle.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reach on a roof bolter and cut arm on mine strap.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was loading resin on roof bolter when he felt pain in chest.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Injured was moving miner cable when he felt pain in back. Did not start missing until 1/17/2011

2010 · 9 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Fall discovered in outby entry - approximately 4' thick x 50-60' long x 18' wide approximately 3000 ft outby 2 section between #7 - 8 entry.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was picking up lifting jack for bolter and stained groin area. Did not start missing until 12/6/10.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was walking into bathhouse and slipped on steps, hurting knees and back.

Struck by powered moving object

Injured had gotten off shuttle car to check cable when miner backed up hitting car causing car to hit operator.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was lifting belt structure when he strained lower back.

Accident type, without injuries

Material fall 18' W X 35' L X 5-6' T.At Crosscut between # 3 and # 4 entry at brk 11 on 1A belt.

Accident type, without injuries

Fall in intersection on 1A belt (crosscut between #3 & 4 entry) - BRK 10-1-A Fall was approximately 18w x 40l x 4-5h.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall approximately 18'w X 25'l X 41/2-5'h on 1A belt near brk #6

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Injured was loading shear jack for miner and felt pain in neck and right shoulder. *Did not start missing work until 6/8/10.

2009 · 5 incidents

Struck by falling object

Injured was drilling top whose piece of coal/roll fell striking right hand middle finger which was on canopy lever

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was removing reel from shuttle car when he felt pain in right shoulder

Flash burns (welding)

Injured was welding and let arc burn eyes.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall approximately 19'W x 20'L x 5-6'H in #2 entry 1 brk inby spad 324. The area had been bolted with 5' mechanical anchor resin assisted bolts. Fall creates no hazard.

Struck by falling object

Injured was drilling top when piece of metal came off steel and became imbedded in eye.