Mining Incidents

Franklin Hill #1 Coal

Controlled by Westvaco Corp
Luke Maryland, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800582

MSHA record for Franklin Hill #1 (mine ID 1800582). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1984–1991
Latest incident
Jul 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

July 5, 1991 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

AFTER FUELING 46 DOZER THE INJURED STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN HE PUT HIS FULL WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT THE LOOSE DIRT GAVE WAY AND HE TWISTED AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

April 11, 1991 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Westvaco Resources Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

WHILE ON VACATION IN FLORIDA, THE INJURED HURT HIS LOWER BACK. HIS DOCTOR HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS A PREVIOUS INJURY ON 5-84-89.

January 2, 1991 MD · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE "BARING" A LOWER GUARD INTO ALIGNMENT TO SECURE WITH BOLTS, THE INJURED APPLIED ENOUGH PRESSURE TO LOOSEN THE SECURING CHAIN. THE GUARD SWUNG DOWN FORCING THE BAR THROUGH THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND AND OUT THE BACK BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH KNUCKLE.

1990 · 2 incidents

June 15, 1990 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING DRAG CABLE ON UNIT #9 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE INJURED WAS HAMMERING CAT 6 WEDGE INTO SOCKET. PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF WEDGE & CUT HIM BELOW LEFT KNEE 6 STITCHES.

February 12, 1990 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR HIS SHIFT, HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO DRAGLINE WHEN A GLASS CONTAINER HE WAS USING FOR DRINKING STRUCK THE METAL TRACK AND BROKE IN HIS HAND. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON TH E LEFT HAND FOREFINGER ON TOP OF KNUCKLE THAT REQURIED 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

1989 · 2 incidents

August 4, 1989 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE CHANGE THE GRADALL BUCKET TEETH THE INJURED WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TEETH ON THE BUCKET.A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF EITHER THE HAMMER OR TOOTH AND LODGED IN UPPER LEFT ARM .IT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO REMOVE.THE PIECE WAS APPROX 1/2" LONG 1/32" IN DIAMETER.

May 24, 1989 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED OFF SICK WITH A BACK PAIN 05-15-89.HIS DOCTOR IN CONFERENCE WITH OUR DOCTOR HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS IS A COMPENSIBLE INJURY RELATED TO AN INJURY THAT OCCURRED 8 TO 10 YEARS EARLIER.

1988 · 1 incident

April 19, 1988 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westvaco Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE DOZER, THE INJUREDS FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

1987 · 4 incidents

October 27, 1987 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ RAISING ENG3NE COMPARTMENT HOOD TO CHECK ENGINE OIL.WHEN FINISHED HE COUGHED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF A COULD HE HAD.AFTER COUGHING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

September 23, 1987 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE GRADING A3HAULROAD WITH #12 CAT GRADER, THE EMPLOYEE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD BED THAT SUDDENLY STOPPED THE MACHINE HE WAS STANDING AT THE TIME AND THIS RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE BEING THRO WN INTO THE WIN8OW. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN NOSE.

May 12, 1987 MD · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westvaco Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE ON A TOUR3OF MINE WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THE INJURED SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON FLAT SURFACE OF GRAVEL.HE RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO ARM AND SORE RIBS,WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN THAT DEVELO PED 05/17/87.NO3LOST TIME.MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.

April 24, 1987 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PERFORMIN1 HIS DUTIES AS AN OILER THE INJURED WAS OPENING THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE COMPARTMENT OF A DRAGLINE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLOOR AND TURNED THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS BODY TO PULL THE DOOR O1EN WITHOUT REPOSIONING HIS FEET. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

1985 · 1 incident

February 27, 1985 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CHANGING A DRAG CABLE THE INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK PAIN PERSISTED UNTIL 8-1-85 WHEN A DOCTOR PUT HIM OFF WORK

1984 · 3 incidents

October 13, 1984 MD · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING TO SET A 2ND SAFETY SUPPORT ON THE PARON OF A TS-24-B SCRAPER THE 1ST SUPPORT A 6\6" R/R TIE BECAME DISLODGED BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF APRON WAS REMOVED & FELL ON THE INJURED MA NS LEFT OUTSIDE FOOT. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEFT LITTLE TOE.

August 22, 1984 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westvaco Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING ON REPAIR THE OIL STEPPED FROM THE HOOR TO BATTERY BOX PLATFORM AND WHILE LIFT HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT IT IN THE PORTICAL OPEN REAR DOOR CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS FOOT.

June 1, 1984 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westvaco Resources Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE HELPING TO PUSH 6" WATER PUMP INTO POSITION THE INJURED APPRENTLY SUFFERED A HERNOIA WHICH DID NOT SLOW UP FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WAS FIRST .

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