Mining Incidents

Drautz MineCoal

Naugatuck, Mingo County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608815
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
27
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Dec 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

27 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST UP BELT #2 AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-4-03.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAMMING MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT, & WAS WALKING BACKWARD, & STEPPED IN HOLE & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/23/02 DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE INSTALLING TOP BELT STRUCTURE EE BENT OVER ROPE AND PULLED STRUCTURE UP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK. ON 4-11-02 THE DR PUTHIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A WEEK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO JACK FEEDER AWAY FROM RIB, AND BAR SLIPPED OUT OF JACK, HITTING HIM IN FACE, RESULTING IN CUT TO CORNER OF RIGHT EYE AND BROKEN NOSE.

2001 · 14 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO BATTERY CHARGING STATION TO GET SCOOP, AND STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLES FOR ANCHOR PINS FOR TAIL PIECE & HYDRAULIC FITTING CAME LOOSE AND SPRAYED OIL IN FACE AND EYES RESULTING IN SCRATCH TO EYE.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND TURNED INTO BREAK AND SHUTTLE CAR SKID INTO RIB FROM WET BOTTOM ON MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED HURTING HIS BACK.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CREW WAS MOVING SECTION AND HE STEPPED IN OIL AND FELL AGAINST RIB, HURTING BACK AND NECK AND RIGHT ARM AS HE SLID DOWN RIB.

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSING BANDING STRAPS ON RIN SUPPLIES AND PULL HIS LEFT ARM BACK HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST STRAP REQUIRING 5 STICHES.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING TO MANTRIP AND STUMBLED AND FELL LANDING ON BLOCK HAMMER HE WAS CARRYING AND BRUISED RIBS.

Struck by falling object

RAISING LID TO CHECK SANDERS ON 14 TON MOTOR, AND LID FELL ON OPPOSITE SIDE CAUSING THE LID ON HIS SIDE TO FALL HITTING HIM ON RIGHT ARM ABOVE WRIST, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO ARM.

Struck by falling object

WHILE STEPPING OFF BACK OF R/B A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

Fall from machine

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - CARPAL TUNNEL.

Struck against a moving object

S/C DROPPED OFF A 6"" LEDGE CAUSING A JAR TO THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. DIDN'T GO ON RESTRICTED DUTYUNTIL 6-22-01. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELTS AND ROPE DOG SLIPPED OFF BELT AND CHAIN HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING 6 TON MOTOR ON TRACK & 14 TO MOTOR GOING UP INCLINE SPUN OUT AND SLID BACK INTO 6 TON MOTOR RESULTING IN BRUISED & MILD CONCUSSION TO EE

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STANDING OUTBY BREAKER TIMBER, WHEN PIZZA FELL, KNOCKING TIMBER DOWN, TIMBER FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE/FOOT.

Accident type, without injuries

A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE PILLARING AND TRAPPED 2 MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS UNDER ROCK. ROCK WAS APPX. 25 FEET HIGH BY 90 FEET LONG.

2000 · 8 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTE LEFT LEG AND ANKLE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST ONTO SCOOP AND WHILE LIFTING, HURT LOWER BACK.

Struck by falling object

LAYING TRACK. RAIL SLIPPED OFF LIFTING JACK LANDING ON TOP OF RT. FOOT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA & LEFT HIP

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CHIPPED BONE IN HIS LEFT THUM WHEN DRILL STEEL IN HOLE STUCK & CAME LOOSE & PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF DRILL STEEL

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SCOOP THAT WAS STUCK WITH SCOOP AND SCOOP DROPPED IN HOLE AND BLADE CAME OFF SCOOP HE WAS PUSHING AND JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY HURTING HIS NECK AND BACK.

Struck by falling object

HURT RT. THUMB WHEN STUCK PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL.