EE AND HIS FATHER WERE LOADING A 20 FT I-BEAM WHEN THE CABLE SLIPPED, CAUSING THE BEAM TO FALL & STRIKE THE VICTIM RESULTING IN A RIGHT BROKEN LEG, LEFT BROKEN ANKLE, AND LEFT BROKEN WRIST.
Empire Town Creek Mine Coal
MSHA record for Empire Town Creek Mine (mine ID 0100790). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Apr 1992
Reportable incidents
4 on file1992 · 1 incident
1984 · 2 incidents
WHILE WISPING WINDOW ON HIS LOADER HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK HE WORKED FOR ANOTHER HOUR THEN WENT HOME HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR
TIGHTENING MOTOR LEADS COMING OUT OF BREAKER HOT LEAD AT TOP OF BREAKER SHORTED.CAUSED FLASH RESULTING IN 2ND DEGREE FACIAL BURNS AND LEFT ARM.
1983 · 1 incident
WHILE TRAMMING LOADER,LOST CONTROL -LOADER LEFT ROAD AND WENT INTO DITCH. EMPL SAID ENGINE DIED AND CAUSED LOADER TO GO OUT OF CONTROL.EMPL EITHER JUMPED FRONT SIDE OF LOADER OR ELSE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT LEFT SIDE.
The full compliance file on Empire Town Creek Mine
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.