Mining Incidents

Blue Pennant TransferCoal

Sylvester, Boone County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4608108
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
2000–2013
Latest incident
Apr 2013
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

2013 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee stated that he was loading 50ft rolls of water line onto the back of a flat bed truck when he felt something pull in the lower abdomen area.

2012 · 1 incident

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

A load of track bars came in at the high line crews office and they were falling off the truck. EE went down there to reload them. As he was reloading them, he had slide his hand down the bar when a sliver of metal punctured his left hand.

2011 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Belt vulcanizer was cutting conveyor belt. When he finished, he put the knife in his pocket. The blade was not completely retracted and cut his leg. He was undecided about going to the doctor at the time of the accident. It was learned on 4/21/11 that he had received stitches but missed no work.

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was loading a roll of 3/8"" steel rope onto the #2 digger truck. He turned to put the wire into the truck and felt severe pain in his lower back and down his right leg. He worked until 4/14/2010 and went off work until 7/6/10.

2005 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING TOP STRUCTURE USING A HAMMER TO ANGLE STRUCTURE. HE DERW THE HAMMER BACK, STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST 4"" WATER LINE COUPLING AND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS LITTLE FINGER. NO STITCHES WERE NEEDED, HE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS DUE TO INJURY

Unclassified, insufficient data

Employee has worked in and around coal mines for 25 years. He has been diagnosed with an occupational illness (repeated trauma/degenerative disc disease) of the lumbar spine. He has not missed any scheduled work. This is a degree 6 occupational illness.

2003 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER IN ANTICIPATION OF LOADING IT TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON SITE.

2002 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRANE OPERATOR WAS CENTERING OVER LIFT, ONE HOOK ON SPREADER CAUGHT ON EDGE OF LIFT AND RELEASED STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING BELTS OUT OF FEEDER WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND POWER HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN CHEST/RIB AREA.