Mining Incidents

Lower Hewitt Coal

Landmark Corp · Surface
Controlled by Jack Easter
Julian, Boone County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4605830

MSHA record for Lower Hewitt (mine ID 4605830). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
24
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
May 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

24 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

May 28, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Fall from machine

OPEN DOOR & FELL OFF ROCK TRK. ONTO GROUND.

February 19, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Landmark Corp · Struck against stationary object

HURT HIS RT KNEE WHILE STEPPING UP ON CHAIN THAT HANGS DOWN FRO BUMPER ON ROCK TRUCK & CHAIN SWINGED IN & HIT KNEE HIT BUMPER WENT T O HOSPIT AL & HAD KNEE X-RAYED

1990 · 7 incidents

September 6, 1990 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Landmark Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OPEN CAB D8L DOZER RAN OVER BEES NEST AND THEY CAME OUT ON HIM.

July 9, 1990 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Landmark Corp · Accident type, without injuries

CHARLES MILLER DRIVING T 546 785 ROCK THE BAKCED INTO FRANK SISION DRIVING T 032 465 TK CHEE WAS TALKING ON C.B. AND WAS NOT PAYING AY ALLEATION.

June 7, 1990 WV · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Fall from machine

TIGHTENED SEGMENT BOLTS ON D10 DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL FROM PUSH-ARM.

May 5, 1990 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Fall from machine

OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LOADER TIRE TO THE GROUND.

April 4, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OFF OF 785 TRK AND GOIND DOWN LADDER AND HURT LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

January 29, 1990 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL SLIPPED & FELL HURTING LEFT WRIST WHILE PUTTING DRILL STEEL IN DRILL.

1989 · 2 incidents

December 9, 1989 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Fall from machine

STEPPING OUT OF BACK OF DICK-UP TRK. & SLIPPED & FELL & HURT BACK & RIGHT LEG & RIGHT HIP.

January 21, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Landmark Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING ON RADIATOR SHROUD ON COAL AUGELIFTING AND PULLING/FOOT SLIPPED AT ONE POINT/COULDN'T TELL EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED/NO PAIN/STARTED JURTING LATER THAT EVENING/VERY PAINFUL THE NEXT DA Y/WENT TO DOCTOR ON ARTED JURTING LATER THAT EV/23/89 - RETURNED TO WORK ON 1/24/89 - WORKED U1/24/89 & 1/25/89 - OFF WORK AND RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR ON 1/26/89.

1983 · 12 incidents

September 13, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TRUCK GETTING READY TO LOAD WHEN HE PULLED THE HOSE HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE WET SURFACE OF THE TANK AS HE FELL HE HIT HIS CHEST AGAINST A PIPE ON THE LOADING RA

April 20, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE STEPPED OUT OF THE FIARST AID BUILDING AT PIT #51, STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TUARNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

February 15, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by falling object

MR WALLACE WAS STANDING ON THE WALKWAY AT THE FRONT OF THE THIN SEAM MINER TSM#124 GETTING READY TO PULL A PIN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL

January 21, 1983 WV · Coal EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE STEERING PUMP HOSE OF THE R85 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK RUPTURED SPRAYING OIL AROUND IN THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY STEERING SHORTED OUT AND CAUGHT FIRE THE OPERATOR ROBERT GILLISPIE WAS NOT INJURED

January 20, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE A GROUNDMAN FOR THE THIN SEAM MINER TSM 124 WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE TSM AFTER GREASING SUBSEQUENT TO SETTING A PUSH BEAM IN PLACE HE SLIPPED AT THE SIDE OF THE TSM AND HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MAGNETIC SENSOR AND THE SENSORING BLOCKS CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HEEL 27 STITCHES

January 18, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GOINGTO PUT ALCOHOL IN THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON A TIRE TRUCK THE HOSE BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD

January 14, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southern Appalachian Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM ENDLOADER BUCKET STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST THE BOOM ARM HE CONTINUED WORKING AND DID NOT DISCOVER HE HAD CRACKED A RIB UNTIL 012783 WHEN HE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE THE DOCTOR DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE HE FIRST WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 011783 BUT THE FRACTURE WAS NOT DETECTED AT THAT TIME

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The full compliance file on Lower Hewitt

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