Double Bogged Dozers

Another old one sent in by a reader. From the Leigh Creek coal mine.

Four Years Old!

Mining Mayhem is four years old this week. I'd like to use this chance to say a big 'thank you' to all the regular readers of the blog, and to all those who've sent through photos. Some amazing ones have come through this year.

In Mining Mayhem tradition, we've got a video today.

Burnt Bomb Truck

Some more great photos sent in this week my a reader. The float must have caught on fire, and then set fire to its cargo, a million-dollar bomb truck. This incident happend on the 3rd May, at Brockman.

Mingo Train Load-Out Derailment and Collapse

From WOWK-TV, July 2009:
Wharncliffe -- Tuesday afternoon investigators were still sifting through the rubble, trying to find out why a train derailed at the Black Bear Preparation Plant in the Wharncliffe community of Mingo County.

That derailment knocked out the support beams of the "Load Out" at the coal mine, causing the structure to collapse. The Wharncliffe Volunteer Fire Department was one of the first on the scene.

"It's about a 70 foot building. It's just flat on the ground, debris everywhere, metal axles from the train cars laying beside the rail and stuff," said Joshua Vance of the Wharncliffe Volunteer Fire Department.

Vance says three were trapped in the debris-two coal miners and the train's conductor. They were taken to the hospital, one with serious injuries, two others with minor injuries. He adds that five train cars came off the tracks to cause the building collapse, creating a sight many say they'll never forget.

"Ain't never happened around here before. It ain't never happened. It's bad," said J.R Cline of Wharncliffe.

The mine is owned by Alpha Natural Resources of Virginia. The Office of Miner's Health, Safety and Training is investigating the incident.

Cracked Dozer

Great photo sent in this week by a reader, from the Leigh Creek coal mine. Not really sure what's happened here, could be a bench failure underneath the machine.

Troopie vs 789

These amazing pictures were sent in last week by a reader. They come from the Barrick gold mine, at Porgera in PNG.

From the incident report: At approximately 1300hrs on the 13th March, a light vehicle (LV) was run over by a 789 truck on Stage 5B of the Open Pit.

There was a driver and two passengers in the LV at the time of the incident. Neither of the passengers appear to have been injured. The driver of the LV appears to have suffered a dislocated collar bone.
The two passengers were able to remove themselves from the LV unassisted. The driver of the LV required assistance to be removed from the vehicle as the steering wheel was holding him in the seat.

Statements are currently being obtained and the investigation has commenced, however early indications are that the driver of the LV approached the truck from the right side and was unsighted by the truck driver. The truck was in motion and within approximately 50m of a Shovel, it is likely he was about to turn to line up to receive a load from the shovel.

The truck stopped leaving the LV at approximately the mid point of the truck.

Bogged Dozer