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Summerfield No 2: 11 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Summerfield No 2 (mine ID 4608356). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1994–1995
- Latest incident
- Mar 1995
- Chafin Branch Coal Company 1993 to present
Summerfield No 2 sits in Mingo County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 15.0% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
11 on file1995 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN CHANGING THE OIL IN A D-11 DOZER WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT EYEBROW-CUT TO LEFT EYEBROW.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC REPAIR THE PISTON IN A D-10 DOZER TILT CYLINDER. AFTER TEARING THE PISTON APART, THE PISTON SLIPPED WHILE TURNING IT OVER. THE PISTON FELL & STRUCK THE INJURED'S LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PISTON AND TAILGATE OF A PICKUP TRUCK USED AS A WORK PLATFORM.
1994 · 8 incidents
THE INJURED EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A BOX OF POWDER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE DID NOT CEASE WORK AND SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-07-94 OR REPORT THE ACCIDEN T.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D11-N DOZER PUSHING MATERIAL DOWN SLOPE AS THE DOZER CLIMBED OVER A ROCK IT GAVE A WAY CAUSING THE DOZER TO SLIP & ROLL OVER TURNED FINALLY RESTING ON ITS TOP AS THE D OZER ROLLED THE EMPLOYEE SURVED FROM LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD & LEFT ELBOW ON SOMETHING
WHILE LEANING OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF D-10 DOZER EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED ON FUEL OIL. HE WAS HANGING ONTO ENGINE GRAB BAR WITH RIGHT HANDAND WRENCHED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE FELL TO TRACKS. HE ALSO SPRAINED HIS NECK & BRUISED HIS BACK AND HIP.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON HILLSIDE PROGRAMING IT FOR HYDROSERDING WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LOOSE SOIL HE FELL & ROLLED APPROX 50FT HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED OF THE LEFT HAND BRUISED LEFT HIP & LEF T KNEE
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING LOADED WITH ROCK. A ROCK FELL FROM THE ENDLOADER BUCKET STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE WINDOW OF THE ROCK TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING THE GREASE TRUCK WHEN HE STALLED THE ENGINE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE GEARS AS THE TRUCK BEGAN TO RUN BACKWARDS THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK MINOR INJURY TO 4TH FIN GER OF RT HAND FIRST AID TREATMENT ONLY
EMPLOYEE WAS PASSENGER IN THE TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING DRILLER UP HILL TO SERVICE DRILL. THE DRIVER STALLED THE ENGINE AND TRUCK BEGAN TO ROL BACKWARDS. THE EMLOYEE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK AS I T ROLLED OVER THE EMPBANKMENT STARTED DOWN THE HILL.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 1-21-94 EMPLOYEE FIRST WENT TODR ON 1-19-94. IT WAS COLD AND SNOWING EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWNTHE SIDE OF BED ON GREASE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE FEL L DOWN BETWEEN GREASE TRUCK AND DRILL.