Mining Incidents

John Ross Preparation Plant Coal

Old Ben Coal Company · Facility
West Frankfort, Franklin County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102416

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1984–1990
Latest incident
Apr 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1990 · 2 incidents

April 11, 1990 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS GOING DOWN STEPS AT PREP PLANT. STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL & SLIPPED TWISTING LOW BACK.

February 19, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WASHING DOWN FLOORS. STEPPED BACKWARD & TRIPPED OVER HANDLE OF PULL CART. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. BAGAN MISSING TIME 3/9 FOR SURGICAL REPAIR.

1989 · 1 incident

May 16, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING FILTER SECTIONS FROM WEBB TRUCK AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

1988 · 2 incidents

April 26, 1988 IL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS MOVING HOIST CHAIN AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A STEEL BEAM. NO LOST TIME UNTIL DATE OF SURGERY 4-11-89.

March 10, 1988 IL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS USING GREASE GUN TO GREASE A PUMP MOTOR. WHEN HE BEGAN TO CHANGE THE GREASE CARTRIDGE THE HANDLE OF THE GUN BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL CAUSING A CHIP FRACTURE TO THE ELBOW.

1987 · 2 incidents

April 8, 1987 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

STRUCK RIGHT EL6OW AGAINST A SCREW STRICKING OUT FROM WALL.

February 12, 1987 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

SHOWERING AND H3T RIGHT ARM ON MIRROR CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT ELBOW. WORKING WITH SUTURES.

1986 · 4 incidents

June 18, 1986 IL · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

GETTING ONTO MA3TRIP DID NOT STOOP LOW ENOUGH HIT SIDE OF HEAD JUST ABOVE EYE. HAS LACERATION APPROX. 1/2 INCH WORKING WITH SUTURES.

June 2, 1986 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ben Coal Company · Fall from machine

I NAME SAID HE 4 AS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE CLARK 55 B END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON FIRST STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS RT SHOULDER AND BREAKING HIS GLASSES THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED 6 6 2 86 AT 1 15 5M HE SAID THE LADDER WAS MUDDY FROM WHERE THE TIRES HAD THROWN MUD ON THEM HE ALSO SAID THAT WHERE THE ENDLOADER WAS PARKED THERE WAS VERY LITTLE LIGHT

May 13, 1986 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON STOR5GE BELT USING PIECEOF CABLE TO HOIST PICE OF GRATING CABLE HIT A PIECE OF ANGLE AND KNOCKED IT OFF IT FELL STRIKING MAN ON RIGHT HAND AND WRIST

May 5, 1986 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ben Coal Company · Fall from machine

STEPPED DOWN OF0 A DRYER AND T WISTED HIS KNEE

1985 · 7 incidents

November 1, 1985 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REACHING OVER RAIL TO LIFT LID TO PUT OIL IN. WHEN RAISED LID, STRAINED LOW BACK.

September 23, 1985 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OVER HEAD CABEL SNAPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM TO HIS KNEES CABEL WHIPPED OVER CHEST AND DOWNWARD.

July 3, 1985 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING ELEVATOR BUCKET DOOR. REACHING OUT IN FRONT WITH AIR GUN. LEANED FORWARD AND FELT PAININ LOW BACK. MAN CONTINUED TO WORK FROM DATE OF INJURY UNTIL 7-27-85 WITHOUT PROBLEMS.

May 29, 1985 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ben Coal Company · Fall from machine

SLIPPED ANDFELL OFF ROAD GRATER TIRE APPROX. 5 FT, LANDING ON LEFT PALM , JAMMING ELBOW.

April 11, 1985 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GOING UP STAIRS AND STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL.SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

February 17, 1985 IL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING FROZEN COAL LOOSE BIG PIECE OF COAL HIT THE BAR AND THE BAR CAME UP AND STRUCK RT FOREHEAD ABOVE EYE

1984 · 3 incidents

November 30, 1984 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MINER WAS LIFTING 02 TANKS 100# AND FELT PULL IN BACK

November 7, 1984 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MINER WAS DRAGGING MOTOR PUMP UNDER AN UNDERFLOW TUNNEL WHEN FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK.

May 8, 1984 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ben Coal Company · Fall from ladders

A PLANT UTILITY MAN CLIMBED A STEEL LADDER UNDERNEATH THE RAW COAL SILO TO BEAT ON THE BOTTOM OF A FEEDER THAT WAS PLUGGED UP. AS HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER FROM ON TOP THE LADDER THE L ADDER SLIPPED & THE MAN FELL OFF & BROKE HIS LOWER LEG.