Mining Incidents

Shaft Dept #78 Coal

Eastern Assoc Coal Co
Fairview, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4601534

MSHA record for Shaft Dept #78 (mine ID 4601534). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Jun 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1985 · 1 incident

June 13, 1985 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Assoc Coal Co · Struck by falling object

MEN WERE UNBOLTING TO TAKE DOWN A BACK BOARD FROM UNDER HEAD FRAME I.NAME WALKED INTO THE AREA TO TALK TO I.NAME THE BACK BOARD CAME DOWN ON TOP OF I.NAME KNOCKING HIM DOWN ONTO THE GROUND BRE AKING HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE

1984 · 1 incident

September 7, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Assoc Coal Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE TRACK ON AN EIMCO LOADER THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK

1983 · 3 incidents

November 15, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Assoc Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING HATCHET TO REMOVE PIECE OF TIN FROM THE SHAFT WALL HATCHET SLIPPED AND STRUCK MCCOY ON THE FACE BELOW RIGHT EYE

September 2, 1983 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Eastern Assoc Coal Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DOING MECHANIC WORK AND BREAKER BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LIP.

August 8, 1983 WV · Coal rock driller MACHINERY
Eastern Assoc Coal Co · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED GOT JACK HAMMER STEEL HUNG UP AND PULLED UP ON HAMMER & STEEL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

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