Mining Incidents

Chess Surface MineCoal

Sylvester, Boone County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609049
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2005–2006
Latest incident
Mar 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2006 · 1 incident

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

EE AND COWORKER WERE REINSTALLING A BED CABLE BACK ON THE 785 ROCK TRUCK WHEN EE PLACED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE BED (SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER).

2005 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

Attempting to dismount meachanic's truck foot slipped causing him to twist right knee.