Welder was lifting 1"" steel tubing with autocrane to weld crack. While using left hand to operate crane remote, he rested his right hand on beam next to cable hook. Cable hook slipped and crushed finger nail segment of index finger between hook and steel tubing. End of index finger was almost completely severed and was not able to be re-attach.
Sloan Mountain MineCoal
Iron Eagle Land Rehabilitation, LLC · Surface
Controlled by David Michael Jamison; Petri E Koivula
Warrior, Jefferson County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0103180
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2007–2012
- Latest incident
- Jun 2012
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2012 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
2011 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Was connecting the master link on the tracks on a D10 Bulldozer and the link flipped over and caught his finger.
2009 · 1 incident
Fall from machine
Employee jumped from his working location. Jumped 6 to 8 feet to the ground. He made the statement that his feet was hurting. Co. supervisor took employee to clinic. Doctor said his heel was cracked and to stay off it for 4 weeks.
2007 · 1 incident
Struck by rolling or sliding object
Blaster was loading the inside row of blast holes with explosives when several rocks rolled down the highwall. One rock struck him in the right side of his forehead, resulting in a laceration requiring 10 sutures.