Mining Incidents

Low Gap Surface MineCoal

Controlled by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc
Skygusty, Mcdowell County, WV · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4605741
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
44
Years on record
2000–2017
Latest incident
Aug 2017
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

44 on file

2017 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE was working was working on a dozer when loosing footing and falling to the ground.

2011 · 1 incident

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

Installing bottom rollers on D10N. Used bottle jack on corner of major bogie to lift. Jack slipped and pinned left hand between roller and the track

2010 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing track on D11R and tried to fold link down with prybar. Bar slipped out of bolt hold and struck ee under his chin, chipping 3 teeth.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a piece of plastic air line, knife slipped and cut left thumb, 5 stitches.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he stepped in a drill hole that was hid by a small amount of dirt on top of the hole. Employee reported accident on 4-12-10.

2009 · 1 incident

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

Employee was steam cleaning a D-10 Dozer. While cleaning the area around the battery compartment, the battery lid was dropped.

2008 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

Employee was crawling under a dozer when he felt his knee ""pop out."" This is a reoccurrence of an old injury.

2007 · 5 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Loader man was putting 2nd bucket on truck. Rock slipped out of bucket hitting off side of truck bed, jarring driver.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was boring saddle bore on a D9 Dozer and was removing the tooling after finishing the repair. He was attempting to inch the shaft in one direction only 1/4 of a turn in order to access the screws. During one turn, he missed the stop button and the shaft spun around further than 1/4 turn and struck him in the chin, causing laceration to chin.

Fall from machine

Employee stated that while climbing on the powder truck he fell/slipped and hurt his back. Reported to Management 4-3-07. Went to Doctor 4-6-07.

Struck against a moving object

Employee stated that while pushing rock in a shot his foot slipped off throttle causing him to jerk his neck. Reported to foreman at 3:30 am.

Struck against stationary object

Employee informed supervisor on 10-19-06 that he hit his head on the door support while getting out of grader. He did not miss work or complain about this injury until 1-4-07 at which time he informed his doctor about this injury.

2006 · 6 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was cutting new road with dozer. He backed up on a rock and slid off. Employee was jarred in seat and hurt his back.

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

While trying to brake loose steel using a hydraulic wrench, employee mashed his middle finger. ""Two steels in the ground at the time of the accident"".

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting off the drill when he twisted his right ankle.

Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a D-11 dozer. Dozer slipped off a rock and he jarred his back.

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

Employee was removing wear liners from dozer blade when the middle liner that was resting on the blade and ground slipped and slid forward pinning the technician's right ankle/leg to the ground.

Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A 785 ROCK TRUCK, WHEN A DOZER BACKED INTO THE ROCK TRUCK. EE STATED THAT THIS JARRED THE TRUCK AND CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT.

2005 · 5 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Dry Lenses that were in the engine compartment were ignited by a from spark thus burning fuid line into which burnt the rust of the machine.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking underneath large mining shovel and was attempting to step over and around a muddy area when he lost his footing. When he tried to correct and regain his footing, he rose and struck his head on part of the equipment.

Struck against a moving object

While operating a 992G loader, the employee was bounced in the seat, the seat belt pulled against his stomach.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had completed pre-shift inspection. As he was getting on the loader, he slipped and caught himself with his left arm. This strained his shoulder.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was under a machine securing the wheels and when he was raising up from a squatting position, he forgot that the safety cable was in place and ran into the cable, hitting and cutting the bridge of his nose.

2004 · 2 incidents

Fall down stairs

EE OPENED THE PARTS TRAILER AND WAS SURPRISED BY A HOUSE CAT WHICH HAD BECOME TRAPPED INSIDE. WHEN STARTLED, THE EE TRIPPED DOWN THE STAIRS AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE UNLOADING A CRIB BLOCK FROM HIS TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

2003 · 3 incidents

No Value Found

WHILE MOUNTING A DOZER, HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED, A SECURITY GUARD, WAS MAKING HIS ROUNDS AND CHECKING PROPERTY WHEN HE OBSERVED 3 4 WHEELERS (ATV) PARKED NEAR A DOZER. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, CHECKED DOZER, FOUND NOTHING NEAR A DO ZER. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE WHEN HE WAS WALKING BACKTOWARDS VEHICLE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN BACK OF HEAD AND KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR 30-40 MIN.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A REAR SPRING ON A SERVICE TRUCK, THE PERSON FELT PAIN IN BACK AND GROIN AREA.

2002 · 6 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER A D11 DOZER STRIKING HIS KNEE ON PUSH BEAM.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM FILED.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD COMLETED GREASING THE BUCKET ON A 988 LOADER WHILE STANDING ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE LOADER HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN AND WHEN DOING SO, HE APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING IT TO GIVE OUT. THE EE HAS HAD PREVIOUS KNEE INJURIES AND APPARENTLY RE-INJURED THE KNEE.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS

Fall from ladders

WORKING ON CAT 785 TRUCK VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS, CLIMBING A LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDED ON RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

Struck by flying object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OUT HIS DRILL FOR REPAIRS THE AIR FROM FAN BLEW SOME RUST PARTICLES IN HIS LEFT EYE.

2001 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE MADE REPAIRS TO WINDSHIELD ON LOADER. ATTEMPTED TO DISMOUNT ON RIGHT SIDE OF MACHINE. JUMPED FROM AMCHINE TO GROUND. STOVCE UP RIGHT LEG.

Fall down stairs

ON 10-25-01 EE TOLD SUPERVISOR THAT HE FELL ON 10-02-01 WHILE DESCENDING THE STEPS FROM THE FUEL TANKS. NOW HAS A STRAINED NECK.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM FILED.

Struck by flying object

EMMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER, LOADING MATERIAL INTO 785 ROCK TRUCK. THE REAR OUTSIDE TIRE ON THE TRUCK BLEW OUT AND SENT A 2""X 2"" ROCK THRU THE SIDE GLASS ON THE LOADER STRIKING HIM IN THE M OUTH. 5 STICHES IN LOWER LIP, 3 TEETH EXTRACTED.

2000 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LOADING A SHOT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEE TO BE BENT BACK UNDER HIM. HE HAS TORN LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING A TOOTH OFF HTE LOADER BUCKET. HE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE CHIPPED OFF STRIKING HIM THE ABDOMEN. DR'S REMOVED THE IMBEDDED METAL AND APPLIED TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS USING THE LOADER TO PUSH A ROCK OUTOF THE PIT AREA. THE ROCK SLIPPED CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY. THE OPERATOR WAS THROWN INTO THE TOP OF THE CAB WHICH RESULTED IN HIS NECK AND BACK BEING STOVE UP. HE STATES HE WAS WEARING THE SEAT BELT.

Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE STEPS TO THE FUEL BARRELS TWISTING HIS KNEE.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUM0CONIOSIS CLAIM FILED.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER D11 DOZER. HE CLIMBEDOUT AND HAD TO CROSS THE TILT CYLINDER. HE TRIPPED OVER THE CYLINDER AND FELL, CATCHING HIS FALLWITH HIS RIGHT HAND.