Mining Incidents

Pax Load OutCoal

Pax, Fayette County, WV · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 4609114
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2006–2022
Latest incident
Jun 2022
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2022 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was holding a part for the feeder weighing approx. 40 pounds, with arms extended out when EE felt pain in the left shoulder. Employee had surgery on 12/30/2022 and began missing work.

2015 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

The employee was changing attachments on a bobcat from a bucket to forks. As he applied hand pressure to get the forks into place, the employee may have slipped allowing his chin to strike the lift bar on the bobcat.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

On 7-18-13 an employee was assisting in carrying a pump when he allegedly twisted an ankle. The employee completed that shift & all shifts leading up to 8-5-13, when he was placed off for non work related & pre scheduled surgery. The operator learned of the physical therapy for the ankle during an investigation & well after the employee was placed off. There were no days lost

2006 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hanging sheets of sheet metal on the side of train load out and was pulling it up and his left hand caught the edge of the sheet.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling sheets of sheeting up on belt line and his back gave out. Suffered upper back strain.

Struck by falling object

Crew was moving grating on 5th floor of loadout. When the grating fell over it caught injured employee on the back of his right leg causing a large laceration.