Mining Incidents

Eccles No 6 Coal

Westmoreland Coal Company · Underground
Eccles, Raleigh County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4601514

MSHA record for Eccles No 6 (mine ID 4601514). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
64
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Feb 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

64 on file

1985 · 7 incidents

February 28, 1985 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING BELT AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-7-85.

February 13, 1985 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GOING AROUND CENTER OF BLOCK AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN UNA TRAC AT HINGE POINT.

February 11, 1985 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO PUT IN BELT--STARTED MISSING TIME 2-13-85.

January 23, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRILLING TOP WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELLOUT OF TOP STRIKING IN NAME ON FINGER

January 10, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DRILLING BOLTS OUT OF A PNAEL ON A UNATRAC WHEN DRILL BIT TOOK HOLD AND TWISTED HIS RT HAND

1984 · 32 incidents

December 31, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON KIDD BRANCH SECTION SOMETIME DURING THE HOOT OWL SHIFT AND WAS DISCOVERED ON THE DAY SHIFT 123184 THE FALL WAS 30 FT LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 3 TO 7 FT THICH HIGH THE FALL EXT ENDED FROM THE FACE OF NO. 1 ENTRY TO APPROXIMATELY 30 FT OUTBY TO THE INTERSECTION USING 4 FT DOUBLE LOCK BOLTS. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.

November 19, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

LENGTH 16\ WIDTH 14\ THICKNESS 5\ PAX AIRWAYS SECTION #3 ENTRY 375\ INBY SPAD #548 FALL FELL ON THE CONVEYOR BELT VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED.

October 7, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AND 55 FT OUTBY ALONG THE BELT ENTRY 0 TO 6 FT HIGH, COVERING UP 75 FT OF CONVEYOR BELT FALL IS 75 FT LONG 40 FT W IN THE INTERSECTION AND 20 FT WIDE ALONG THE

September 28, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS WALKING OFF SECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED LEG.

September 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEE BOLTING TOP WHEN (SMALL) PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB HITTING HIM ON RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE NEXT TO ANKLE.

September 11, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF RELL IN NO. 1 ENTRY AT PAX AIRWAYS (020-0) SECTION FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE AND 7FEET THICK. 375\ OUTBY FACE 225\ INBY SPAD NO. 549

September 2, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL SOMETIME DURING SUNDAY DISCOVERD WHEN PAT ROLLING THE MINE SUNDAY AFTERNOOE IN THE FACE AND INTERSECTION OF NO 4 ENTRY 20FEET WIDE LENGHT AND HEIGHT UNDERTERMINED

August 14, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINCHED LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST RIB WITH SLATE BAR, WHILE PULLING LOOSE RIB.

August 13, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FELL AT APPROX. 10:30PM IN THE PAX AIRWAYS SECTION. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. TOOL BOX AND CABLE COVERED. LENGTH 60\ WIDTH 20\ THICKNESS 0-12\.

August 13, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SAWING TIMBERS WHEN SAW JUMPED OFF OF TIMBER CUTTING HIS FINGER.

July 13, 1984 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUPPLY CAR WAS WRECKED AND WAS PUTTING BACK ON TRACK AND MASHED FINGER. WAS BLOCKING CAR WITH HALF HEADERS AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN HALF HEADER AND RAIL.

July 10, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAWING TIMBERS, SAW JUMPED CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER.

May 17, 1984 WV · Coal INUNDATION
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 5:00 PM ON 5-17-84 THERE WAS A PILLAR FALL ON 1ST RIGHT OFF 1ST LEFT OFF 1ST NORTH BACK. WATER BEGAN COMING IN FROM ABOVE FALL, AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL TO KNOWLEDGE, THE WATER WAS SLO W AT START, AND INCREASED GRADUALLY OVER THE NEXT (HOOT OWL) SHIFT. THE EVENING SHIFT CREW COMPLETED THEIR SHIFT. ALL WATER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW SWAGS IS RUNNING TO THE M OUTH OF SECTI

May 9, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL WAS 50\ LONG 20\ WIDE & FROM 3\ TO 5\ HIGH. IT FELL ON THE INBY END OF THE STANDARD S/C, FROM END OUTBY THE CANOPY. DISTANCE OF 8\4". COULD SEE NO DAMAGE EXCEPT THE LEFT INBY WHEEL UN IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE BOLTS MAY BE BROKEN OUT. THIS FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AS THE SECTION IS BUTTED OFF.

April 25, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING MINER CABLE OFF HOOK ON MINER AND HURT BACK THIS MAN HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS

April 3, 1984 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

MR COOPER WAS HOLDING UP SHUTLE CAR CABLE FOR UNATRAC TO GET UNDER IT OTHER CAR WHICH HAD BEEN BROKEN DOWN, STARTED UP AND CABLE PULLED HIM JUST ENOUGH TO PULL HIM INTO SHUTTLE CAR.

March 26, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MR. PATTERSON PULLED ON OIL BARREL AND IT WAS STUCK IN MUD AND HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF OIL BARREL AND HE FELL ON BACK.

March 20, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING ROCK FROM ROADWAY TO SHUTTLE CAR. HE MOVED ROCK, BUT SAID HE DID NOT KNOW IF THIS IS WHAT CAUSED HIS PROBLEM. MR. STOVER HAS HAD A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE.

February 22, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING MANTRIP AND HIT ANOTHER MANTRIP.

February 20, 1984 WV · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

GETTING INTO TRACK MOTOR AND BUMPED KNEE.

February 10, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PULLING BOOM OF TOP DOG OVER TO LINE UP PIN IN HOLE AND BAR SLIPPED AND HIT UNDER THE LEFT EYE

February 1, 1984 WV · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Westmoreland Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FOREMAN (JERRY SHOWALTER ) UPON ENTERING KIDD BRANCH SECTION NOTED TEO BLUE FLAMES EMERGING FROM THE MINE FLOOR THREE FEET INBY THE END OF THE SUPPLY TRACK WHERE METHANE HAD BEEN LIBERATING FO LIBERING FOR MONTHS IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE LAST PEOPLE LEAVING THE SECTION IGNITED THE FIRE FROM AN ARC ORIGINATING FROM THE JEEP WHEELS AFTER THE JEEP HAD BEEN SITTING OVER THE METHANE FEE

January 19, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WAS DRIVING TRACK SPIKE IN WOODEN TIE AND MISSED HITTING ON SPIKE AND SPIKE FLEW UP AND HIT OVER HIS EYE.

January 17, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

DRILL STEEL HUNT IN HOLE AND HE LAID HIS HAND ON DRILL HEAD TO CHECK SUCION AND DRILL STEEL FELL STRIKING HAND.

January 12, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

RUNNING BOLTER STARTED TO DRILL HOLE & WHEN STARTED ROTATION ON DRILL PIECES OF ROCK SLIPPED OFF & HIT HIM ON ARM.

1983 · 25 incidents

December 29, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS HOLDING 4X8X16\ HEADER UNDER DODGE COUPLING ON BELT DRIVE AND HIT CHEST.

December 28, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall down stairs

WAS LEANING BACKWARDS TO LOOK UP TO SEE WHERE A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK HAD COME FROM AND APPARENTLY LEANED BACK TO FAR AND FELL FROM THE LADDER AND LANDED ON THE FEEDER BELOW.

October 12, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MR GRAGG WAS MOVING TIMBER AND STRAINED HIS BACK. MR GRAGG DID NOT LOOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 10-27-83 DUE TO THIS INJURY

October 5, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS LIFTING TIMBER OUT OF UN-A/TRAC AND HE LET TIMBER SLIP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE UN-A-TRAC

August 30, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE LEFT S/C AND RAN THROUGH BREAK-THRU AND FELL HURT HIS KNE E

August 11, 1983 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

HE WAS OPERATING THE MOTOR AND IT STARTED RUNNING AWAY ON WET, SLICK RAILS AND HE JUMPED OFF AND SLIPPED AND FELL. THE CORNER OF THE CAR HIT HIM AND SCRAPED HIS SIDE.

August 11, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westmoreland Coal Company · Fall down stairs

HE WAS GOING TO THE BATHHOUSE AND HE SAID THAT THE STEPS WERE WET AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL

August 1, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LOADING TIMBERS INTO A S/C & STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 25, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUNDLE OF WEDGES AND HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK

July 19, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Westmoreland Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER AND THE MINER CABLE BLOWED INTO BEHIND THE JUNCTION BOX

April 9, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

REACHING FOR MOTOR POLE AND PUT FOOT ON RAIL,MOTOR ROLLED ON FOOT.

February 19, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

CHANGING HOSE ON L.N. MINER.USING ROOF DRILL TO PULL HOSE OUT OF MINER.HOSE STRETCHED AND BROKETHEN FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD.

January 31, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE AND BENT STEEL AND STEEL HIT HIS THUMB.

January 21, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNED AROUND IN SHUTTLE CAR AFTER LOADING AND TWISTED KNEE THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS A FIRST AID CASE MR STUMP STARTED MISSING TIME 021783 DUE TO INVESTIGATING THIS INJURY AND RECEIVING T HE DOCTORS REPORT IT WAS FOUND REPORTABLE TO MSHA

January 17, 1983 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westmoreland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING BOX OFF MANTRIP JEEP AND HIT FINGERS BETWEEN BOX, MOTOR METAL BOX, AND EDGE OF JEEP

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