Mining Incidents

Shadrick 5 BlockCoal

Mammoth Coal Co · Underground
London, Kanawha County, WV · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4609275
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2009–2011
Latest incident
Mar 2011
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2011 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading belt structure in belt sled from recovering structure from conveyor belt line. He began to feel pain in his lower back and down his left leg.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was dragging a piece of mine curtain approx. 100' in length when it became entangled with the CM cable and water line. EE had the curtain over his shoulder and when the curtain caught on the cable and waterline it caused the EE to come to a sudden stop twisting his back.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

Notified through annual hearing conservation program that the employee has noise-induced hearing loss and is reportable in accordance with part 62. 175(2)(b).

2010 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was examining conveyor belt entry and as he started up #3 belt entry he stepped into a hole. He felt his knee pop, the area is wet.

Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 5-block mine at SS#481 between #6 & 7 entries that measured approximately 40'long X 18' wide X 5' high. No injuries were reported. The area was developed on 9/30/08.

2009 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 5-Block mine that measured approximately 20' long x 10' wide x 6' high. The fall fell behind the continuous miner, cutting the cable. The miner was in the #4 entry, spad # 189. No injuries were reported. The area was developed 5-7-09.