Mining Incidents

Zigmond ProcessingCoal

Yolyn, Logan County, WV · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4609364
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2010–2012
Latest incident
Jul 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee has been diagnosed with Carpal tunnel disease. He had surgery on 7/17/12. We were notified on 8/23/12 by Worker's Compensation.

2011 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stelling backward on platform that goes around the rock box. As he stepped over the toe plate between the rock box and toe board, he twisted his right knee.

Struck against stationary object

No Narrative on Report.

Struck against a moving object

Member had been in the process of applying gravel to the haul road, as he was back dragging the road, he got to close to the berm and went into the sump. Member continued to work until 2/21/11 when he went to the doctor and was taken off work until 3/1/11.

2010 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While tightening a bolt with two hand wrenches, he felt a sharp pain in his ribcage. Upon X-raying his chest, it was discovered that he had fractured a rib due to overexertion while attempting to tighten the bolts.

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

Employee was handling a filter pot header pipe attempting to place the first bolt in the flange when the pipe slipped and caught one of his fingertips on his right hand against the filter pot. He was wearing leather work gloves.