Mining Incidents

O C Coal Mine Coal

O C Coal Mine · Underground
Controlled by Weaver Robert
Gunnison, Gunnison County, CO  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 0500259

MSHA record for O C Coal Mine (mine ID 0500259). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Dec 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

1991 · 4 incidents

August 12, 1991 CO · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
O C Coal Mine · Struck by falling object

WHILE SCALING ROCK FROM THE FACE, SOME ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS/MINE MATS AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

1990 · 1 incident

April 19, 1990 CO · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
O C Coal Mine · Struck by falling object

EMPL APPARENTLY WAS FROM 1' TO 2' BEYOND LAST ROW OF BOLTS & WAS HIT BY ROCK. ROCK WAS APPROX 54"X56"X8" THICK.

1989 · 3 incidents

November 29, 1989 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
O C Coal Mine · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER HE FELL DOWN AND HURT HIS SHOULDER.

July 10, 1989 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
O C Coal Mine · Accident type, without injuries

THE INTERSECTION WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AT THE TIME OF THE CAVE. THERE IS NO DAMAGE DONE TO ANYTHING THAT CAN HE SEEN AT THIS TIME.

June 12, 1989 CO · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
O C Coal Mine · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A LUMP OF COAL FROM ALONG SIDE THE TRACK THE MOTER HIT THE LUMP AND FINGER.

1988 · 2 incidents

August 2, 1988 CO · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H L Weaver · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PUTTING UP STEEL CROSS BAR AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

1987 · 2 incidents

November 9, 1987 CO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H L Weaver · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT HIMSELF IN 5NEE WITH HAMMER

October 12, 1987 CO · Coal FIRE
H L Weaver · Accident type, without injuries

TIPPLE WAS ON F3RE WHEN WE ARRIVED AT APPROX 6:15 AM FIRE WAS CONTAINED MOSTLY TO WOODEN PART OF TIPPLE PRODUCTION STOPPED INTIL TIPPLE IS REBI*@*@%* REBUILT.

1986 · 2 incidents

August 6, 1986 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H L Weaver · Accident type, without injuries

THE INTERSECTIO3 WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FEET RESIN BOLTS. THE SLIP WAS APPROX. 4 FEET HIGH, 8 FEET WIDE, AND 20 FEET LONG.

April 14, 1986 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H L Weaver · Accident type, without injuries

THIS INERSECTIO3 WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS AT THE TIME OF CAVE IT CAVED ON TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE AND THE CUTTER HAS KNOWN DAMAGE TO THE CANOPY LIGHT SLEFT FEACHER AND LEFT SIDE.

1984 · 3 incidents

March 8, 1984 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H L Weaver · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION INBY LOADER HEAD WAS BOLTED AT TIME OF ROOF FALL INTERSECTION FELL IN ABOVE 10TO12FT HIGH & 20FT BY 20FT NO ONE WAAS INJURY BOLTER WAS COVER UP FROM THE CAB TO THE REEL AND LOADER WAS COVER UP ON TAIL SECTION

February 8, 1984 CO · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H L Weaver · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE SCATTERING ROCK DUST BY HAND AND WALKING BACKWARD HE FELL AND HURT HIS KNEE

1983 · 1 incident

April 8, 1983 CO · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O C Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING A RESISTOR PANEL FROM THE SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS LOWERING THE PANEL TO THE GROUND HIS BACK GAVE OUT AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND

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