INJURED WAS TRAMMING OUT OF DRIFT WHEN THE MACHINE STRUCK THE PROTECTIVE CANOPY AT THE DRIFT CAUSING THE CANOPY TO COLAPSE AND PIN THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN
Buffalo No 6 Coal
Swamp Fox Development Inc
· Underground
Controlled by
Pauley William S
Sharples,
Logan County,
WV
·
Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4606570
MSHA record for Buffalo No 6 (mine ID 4606570). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Mar 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file1985 · 1 incident
March 11, 1985
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Struck by falling object
1984 · 1 incident
Swamp Fox Development Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
UNLOADING 2X8X16 HALF TIMBERS FROM SCOOP BUCKET FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
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