Mining Incidents

Frank Branch No 2 Coal

Pen Coal Corp · Underground
Controlled by Pen Holdings Inc
Dunlow, Wayne County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608412

MSHA record for Frank Branch No 2 (mine ID 4608412). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1994–1998
Latest incident
Jul 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

1998 · 4 incidents

July 1, 1998 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING ROOF, PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING SHOULDER, HIP.

June 16, 1998 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER CHANGE PLACES. A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

May 26, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS SWINGING HEAD OUT OF ROOF BOLTER, SLIPPED AND KNEE WENT UNDER MACHINE.

1997 · 7 incidents

December 8, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON TAPER LOCK ON FEEDER, CUT FINGER ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL.

December 6, 1997 WV · Coal superintendent FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE. DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HISLEG WAS BROKEN BELOW THE KNEE CAP.

October 24, 1997 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner MACHINERY
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE REACHED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN PIN STEEL.

August 29, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE STATED HE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND DRILL STEEL.

August 22, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS UNCOUPLING ROCK DUST CAR. HE WAS PULLING PIN, HAD PIN HALF WAY OUT, CAR ROLLED FORWARD AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN MANTRIP AND PIN.

May 30, 1997 WV · Coal scoop car operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GPF-WORKED 10 OF 15 YEARS IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINING. WV OP BOARD MADE FIND OF OP. HAS 25 YEARS OF MINING EXPERIENCE 14 YEARS SMOKING HISTORY.

March 18, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE STATED THAT HE WAS EXAMINING THE FACE WHEN HE SAW A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK ON THE TOP. HE WENT TO WARN THE MINER OPERATOR AND THE ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

1996 · 8 incidents

December 17, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL ALONG THE RIB, SPRAINEDHIS RIGHT ANKLE.

September 30, 1996 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING RAILS ON SUPPLY CAR

August 27, 1996 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE STATED THAT HE INJURED HIS STOMACH WHILE PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE.

July 15, 1996 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES. DROPPED SCOOP BUCKET TO THE GROUND JARRING HIM.

June 17, 1996 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON A MINER CABLE.

March 4, 1996 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pen Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE JARRED HIS BACK DUE TO A ROUGH ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.

January 3, 1996 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

HYDROLIC HOSE BECAME ENTANGLED ON CANOPY, WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK THE EE ON THE LOWERLEFT LEG.

1995 · 14 incidents

December 8, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Pen Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED THREE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THEY CAME IN CONTACT WITH BELT WINDER.

November 29, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE EE ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT.

October 31, 1995 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pen Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CARRYING A WATERLINE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.

October 27, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RT SIDE OF THE FACE BY A PIECE OF METAL WHILE CHANGING A ROLLER BEARING.

October 1, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE

August 31, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Pen Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

WHILE WORKING ON MANBUS THE WRENCH CAME IN CONTACT WITH CAPACITOR CAUSING BURN TO THREE FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND

August 21, 1995 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A RADIO OUT OF MANBUS, EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH 8-26-95, WENT TO DR. ON 8-28-95, STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-29-95.

July 21, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pen Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE BOLTING TOP PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

June 7, 1995 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pen Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE.

April 19, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pen Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF WAS WET AND HAD SLATE COAL STEAKS AND SLIKEN SIDE PARTINGS IN THIS AEEA.

April 19, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pen Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF WAS WET AND HAD SLATE COAL STREAK'S AND SLIKN SID EPARTINGS IN THIS AREA. 2 BRKS OUTBY NOO. 1 LEFT ROOM OFF NO. 2 SECTION RETURN.

March 21, 1995 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pen Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE SLIPPED WHILE TAKING DOWN CURTAIN AND TWISTED HIS RT ANKLE.

1994 · 1 incident

August 11, 1994 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pen Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELL APPROX 7 FT FROM THE TOP OF THE CANOPY OVER MINE ENTRANCE.

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