WHILE TRAVELING ON A DOWNGRADE, THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT. WHEN DOING THIS THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE CONTROL. THE TRUCK THEN RAN INTO A DITCH AND ROLLER OVER 1/4 TURN AND STOPPED.
Bankhead Mine Coal
MSHA record for Bankhead Mine (mine ID 0100341). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 52
- Years on record
- 1983–1995
- Latest incident
- Oct 1995
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Reportable incidents
52 on file1995 · 1 incident
1993 · 2 incidents
A ROCK BEING LOADED INTO THE ROCK TRUCK HIT THE BED OF THE TRUCK JARRING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING INJURY TO THE NECK & SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. A ROCK BEING LOADED HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. THE JAR THREW THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF HIS SEAT.
1991 · 3 incidents
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO START SHIFT ON HIS ROCK TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPL HELPING MOVE POWER CABLE.SLIPPED & FELL.
EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A PUMP CONTROL ROOM TO START A PUMP.HE SLIPPED AND FRACURED HIS RIGHT LEG.
1990 · 1 incident
EMPL SPLICING CONVEYOR BELT.DROPPED THE SPLICING TOOL ON RIGHT FOOT.TOOL HIT BIG TOE BEHIND STEEL CAP ON HIS SHOE.
1989 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF COAL TRUCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
A TIRE BLEW OUT ON A ROCK TRUCK CAUSING A ROCK TO FLY AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
GETTING OFF DRAGLINE SLIPPED BRUISED LACERATED L. ELBOW
LOADING BLAST HOLES SM PORTION OF HIGHWALL ROLLED HIT EMP.
1988 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FOOD WITH POCKET KNIFE WHILE ON LUNCH BREAK. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN PUT NEW WIRE ROPE ON THE CABLE TOWER HE STEPPED UP ON THE TIRE AROUND THE BASE OF THE CABLE TOWER AND TURNED HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING AN ELECTRIC CABLE HE SLIPPED AND FELL HE FRACTURE A RIB ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.
1987 · 6 incidents
EMP WAS PICKING3UP A JIG SCREEN AT THE WASHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMP WAS MOVING 8RAGLINE CABLE AND CU T LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING WEDGE ON SHOVEL BUCKET THE WEDGE BRACKET CAME OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS RT LEG CAUSING LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS LE7TING 2100 POWER CABLE OFF HIGHWALL. SLACK CAME OUT AND A LOOP OF CABLE HIT HTE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO MOVE 7800 POWER CABLE.HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND LOST HIS FOOTING.HE FELL BACK AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT HAND.HE FRACTURED A BONE IN THE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND STEPPED IN A SMALL HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE
1986 · 4 incidents
EMP WAS CROSSIN1 OVER HOOD OF A ROCK TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL 10' TO 12' TO THE GROUND. HE HIT ON HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AROUND THE WASHER HE WALKED ACROSS A PIECE OF DRAIN GATING AND IT GAVE IN WITH HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING A ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER HE HIT THE ROCK A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING THE HAMMER TO HIT HIM IN THE LEG
EE STOPPED LOAD9D ROCK TRUCK A & GOT OUT LEAVING THE TRUCK IN GEAR & DID NOT SET ANY BRAKE. HE WALKED AROUND TO THE FRONT REMAINING ON T HE CATWALK ONT HE TRUCK. ANOTHER TRUCK ROCK TRUCK B PU LLED UP IN FRON7 OF ROCK TRUCK A. ROCK TRUCK A WAS ROLLING & PINNED EE OF ROCK TRUCK A BETWEEN THE BED OF B & WINDSHIELD OF A.
1985 · 9 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE HAD WHAT APPEARS TO HE AT THIS TIME A HEART ATTACK CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEATH.THE ROCK TRUCK THEN WENT OFF THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING NO DAMAGE TO THE T TRUCK AND NO FU7HER BODILY INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP AND THE BERM & OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE DUMP KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING THE GROUND CAUSING MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIS BACK ARMS AND RIB AREA
EMPL DROPPED CO5E BOTTLE ON GROUND AND BOTTLE BURST CAUSING PIECE OF GLASS TO FLY UP AND HIT EMPL FOREHEAD.
EMPL GETTING OUT OF POWDER TRUCK,FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF PUSH ARM OF DOZER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
ACCIDENT INVOLVED A 1985 FOR D F150 PICKUP AND A 1984 TANDUM DUMP TRUCK. PICKUP WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AND THE DUMP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING NORTH. THE VEHICLES MET ON A CURVE. THE VEHICLES GOT TOGHER THER ON DRIVER\S SIDE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH. THE PICKUP DRIVER\S INJURIES WERE MINOR. THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER HAD NO INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A BOX OF BOOSTERS ON THE TRUCK BED AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REFUELING HIS DOZER WHEN THE HOSE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST
1984 · 6 incidents
EMP WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOST HE SLIPPED IN LOOSE GRAVEL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING FROM A SHOT THAT BLEW OUT THROWING FLYROCK FLYROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON ARM, AND COLLAR BONE.
THE HOIST CABLE ON THE DRAGLINE BROKE. THE BROKEN CABLE HIT OPERATOR\S CAB KNOCKING OUT GLASS IN WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING INJURY TO EMPLOYEE.
EMP WAS WAHSING OUT POWDER TRUCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GOUGE TO ARC OUT A CRACK WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOME METAL IN HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS TRUCK ND FELL FROM THE FENDER OF THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND
1983 · 13 incidents
EMP WAS CHANGING BIT ON DRILL AND PICKED UP THE DRILL CASUING STRAIN TO HIS RT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE WELDER REPAIR HOLE IN DUMP BIN
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A DRILL STEEL FROM ANOTHER STEEL USING BREAKER CABLE THE BREAKER CABLE WAS IN PLACE AND AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TH E CABLE AND THE DRILL STEEL
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A HILL ON THE HAULROAD WHEN THE TRUCK LEFT THE ROAD, RAN INTO A DITCH AND OVERTURNED.
EMP WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON POWDER TRUCK LADDER BROKE CAUSING EMP TO FALL AND LADDER FELL ON H IS FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRILL STEEL ON DRILL SLIPPED AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE STEEL BRA
EE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN & STRAINED HS BACK.
BREAKING POWER CABLE CONNECTOR LOOSE,POT WRENCH HIT FOOT CAUSING BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LADDER AND RUNNING CONDUIT PIPE WHEN HE SLIPPED TO AVOID FALLING HE GRABBED ANOTHER PIECE OF CONDUIT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSTALLED EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN H IS LOWER ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING HOSE FROM SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON HOSE REEL LACERATING HIS HEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.
REPAIRING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON TOP OF DRILL,SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON BACK ONTO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING DOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON DOZER INJURING HIS LEFT LEG. (BRUISE)
GETTING OFF SERVICE TRUCK AND CAUGHT RING ON AIR COMPRESSOR.
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