Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A WIRE TIE. WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE WIRE TIE IT LACERATED THE LEFT THUMB.
Pumpkin Center Plant Coal
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc
· Facility
Controlled by
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
Quinton,
Walker County,
AL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103145
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Jul 2000
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 1,337 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 5,992 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 4,413 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 7,614 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 15,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 17,706 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 19,610 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2000 · 3 incidents
February 25, 2000
AL · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE USING A ROUND STEEL BAR APPROXIMATELY 2/3" IN DIAMETER TO STRIKE THE LINER OF THE EXTRUDING CHAMBER IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK IT LOOSE. THE STEEL BAR SLIPPED PINCHING THE STEEL BAR AND THE A UGER INSIDE THE EXTRUDER CHAMBER.
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EE BEGAN CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE FRONT-END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED. WET AND ICEE CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME. TE EE DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING HOLD OF THE LADDER.