Mining Incidents

Cheat River Limestone CompanyMetal/Nonmetal

Greer Industries Inc · Underground
Rowlesburg, Preston County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4601563
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2000–2016
Latest incident
Jan 2016
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2016 · 1 incident

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The employee was cleaning the windshield on #1088 Gradall. Employee lost balance, broke through the safety chain on the catwalk and fell 5 feet to the ground. The result of the fall was a lumbar contusion and a cut to employee's right hand.

2015 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Drilling holes in ceiling by hand causing injury to right arm and shoulder.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was moving a 55 gal drum of oil in the shop. Employee slipped on a 5-gal bucket lid. Employee fell backward onto floor. Drum fell beside his leg. Causing bruising on leg and back strain.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

After climbing off of the front end loader to move some vehicles the employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground.

2011 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Truck #2 while backing up to the dump area, the trucks braking systems failed and the truck began rolling foward. The truck traveled down the road approx. 50 yard and the driver jumped out, the truck cont. down the road about 40 yard hit the berm and then turned onto its right side.

2009 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

While exiting the office building the employee slipped on some ice at the bottom of the stairs off the concrete pad.

Struck against stationary object

While walking around the hi-lift, the employee stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.

2005 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was guiding cylinder into place with a come along in 773B Cat truck. While jacking into place, cable around cylinder slipped & caught fingers between cable & ride cylinder. Cable had total weight of cylinder. Avulsion of 2nd finger on right hand to first knuckle & fracture of 3rd finger.

2001 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

SLIPPED ON STEP OF GRADEALL SCALER WHEN GETTING OFF BOTTOM STEP BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE.

2000 · 1 incident

Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE MAINT. SHOP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICE. AS HE FELL HE STATES THAT HIS LEFT KNEE FOLDED UNDER HIS BODY.