Mining Incidents

Sun Spot Coal

Amax Coal Company · Surface
Vermont, Fulton County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1100591

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1984
Latest incident
Nov 1984
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1984 · 2 incidents

November 16, 1984 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amax Coal Company · Fall from machine

COOL FROSTY MORNING THERE WAS FROST ONT HE FLAT BED TRUCK USED FOR HAULING. THE MAN SLIPPED PULLING A CUT WIRE FROM A BALE OF STRAW WHILE FEEDING THE STRAW BLOWER.

July 13, 1984 IL · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Amax Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE SPEED AND INEXPERIENCE WITH EQUIPMENT OPERATION $50000 DAMAGE

1983 · 7 incidents

December 28, 1983 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Amax Coal Company · Struck by falling object

SOCKET FROM IMPACT WRENCH FELL ON HIS RT. THUMB.

December 15, 1983 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Amax Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HEADING TO OFFICE FOR SAFETY MEETING.APPROACHED DRIVE IN HAUL RD AS HAUL TRUCK WAS APPROACHING FROM OTHER END.EMPL PICK-UP STARTED TO SLIDE.HAUL TRUCK STOPPED AND PICK-UP HIT REAR DUAL TIRES O F TRACTOR.

October 26, 1983 IL · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amax Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE IN A RACK. THE BOTTLE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A BRACKET GIVING HIM A LACERATION.

July 29, 1983 IL · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Amax Coal Company · Struck by flying object

CREW WAS PULLING UPPER RAIL SEGMENT OF 8750 DRGLINE TUB WITH A TRACTOR WHEN THE SEGMENT HIT THE GROUND IT HIT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WHICH FLEW UP AND HIT BILL ON THE LEG

July 24, 1983 IL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amax Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE 8750 DRAGLINE, WHILE HE WAS WALKING NEAR THE TUB, HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND.

February 9, 1983 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amax Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SHOWING TIPPLE MAN HOW TO PLACE SHAFT INTO BEARNING, THE SHAFT SLIPPED DROPPING INTO BEARING CATCHING LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND BEARING.

January 17, 1983 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amax Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE STEM SECTION OF A DISMANTLED HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HIS ARMS AND HANDS SLIPPED ACCROSS THE STEM CAUSING THE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE EDGE OF A WO RK TABLE AND THE STEM