Upco Coal Inc · Fall from machine
PUTTING OIL INTO DOZER. SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE. CONDITIONS: WET, RAINY AND MUDDY.
Rooting Strip Coal
Upco Coal Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Langford James E
Johnstown Wv,
Upshur County,
WV
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4604351
MSHA record for Rooting Strip (mine ID 4604351). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1986–1996
- Latest incident
- Apr 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1996 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
October 17, 1994
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Upco Coal Inc · Fall from machine
THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND WAR. FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK OF MACHINE-FELL OFF.
1986 · 1 incident
October 8, 1986
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Upco Coal Inc · Fall from machine
SIMPLY STATED T2E CATERPILLAR DOZER BEING OPERATED BY I.NAME FAILED TO STOP WHEN WORKING ON A 4-1 SLOPE PROJECT ALONG UPCO COAL INC.S HAUL ROAD CONTRUCTION. THE DOZER WENT OFF THE SLOPE AND IN TO A 8' DITCH A5ONG THE HAUL ROAD LANDING ON THE DOZER BLADE. I.NAME WAS THROWN FROM THE DOZER TO THE GROUND, RECEIVING CUTS TO HIS FACE AND LEFT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.
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