Mining Incidents

Equality Mine #1 Coal

Controlled by Denny Fred-D C Simpson
Harrisburg, Saline County, IL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102640

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Aug 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

1993 · 1 incident

August 12, 1993 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Equality Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS DISMOUNTING DION DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL ON TILT CYLINDER BUISTED SEROTUM AND RT CHEEK JUST BELOW CHEEK BONE.

1991 · 3 incidents

November 4, 1991 IL · Coal HOISTING
Equality Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TRYING TO KICK A 6IN WATER PUMP SUCTION HOSE INTO WATER & FRELL STRAINED BACK

October 1, 1991 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS STEPPING UP TO GET INTO HAUL TRUCK & TWISTED KNEE.

1990 · 7 incidents

October 2, 1990 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED UP ON CHAIN STEP GETTING INTO TRUCK STEP TWISTED STRAINED BACK.

September 28, 1990 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

GOT OUT OF HAUL TRUCK AND MOVED RAILROAD TIE.

July 13, 1990 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING BUCKETS ON DRAGLINE, PULLING AND LIFTING ON CABLES NOT FOR SURE EXACTLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. MUSCLE STRAIN LOWER BACK.

May 18, 1990 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER WORK BENCH RAISED UP & HIT HEAD. HE WAS NOT WEARING HARDHAT.

May 10, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE THREW AWAY A BOX OF OLD RAGS AND GREASE.

February 5, 1990 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING HOIST ROPE ON 7800 DRAGLINE,PULLING ON CABLES.MUSCLE STRAIN,LOWER BACK.

1989 · 7 incidents

November 12, 1989 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Equality Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS HELPING ADJUST CLUTCH ON DRAGLINE & WRENCH FELL & HIT EMPL ON FOOT.

July 29, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PICKED UP LARGE PIECE OF METAL INSTEAD OF USING HOIST ON MECH TRUCK.

June 13, 1989 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Equality Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADING SHOVEL LOADING EMP TRUCK BUCKET HIT THE BED OF TRUCK JARRING EMP IN CAB OF TRUCK..

May 23, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Equality Mining Company · Struck by falling object

IN TUB OF DRAGLINE HOLDING UP METAL PLATE ATT TO COME A LONG BROKE ALLOWED METAL TO FALL HIT ON FOREHEAD.

March 24, 1989 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Equality Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK UP THE INCLINE WHEN THE MOTOR STALLED OUT & TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS, THE EMPLOYEE OR THE TRUCK TURNED THE WHEELS ROLLED UP ON THE BERM & TURNED OVER. CRACKED B ONE LEFT ARM BELOW ELBOW.

February 20, 1989 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PAUMP HOSE INTO A PICKUP TRUCK AND HAD A LOWER BACK PAIN.

1988 · 4 incidents

August 11, 1988 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Equality Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING BACK UP INTO HIS TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL IT WAS RAINING, SPRAINED LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP.

January 28, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Equality Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMP WAS DRIVING3A FARM TRACTOR DOWN HAUL ROAD WHEN THE S TEERING ON THE TRACTOR PARTED TO THE LEFT QUICKLY THROWING EMP FROM TRACTOR, JUST BRUISPP

January 27, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

PICKED UP A DOZ9R PAD TO PUT BACK ON TRACKS AND A JAGGED PIEE OF METAL CUT HIS RT HAND TOO 8 STITCHES

January 19, 1988 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS MOVING 1UMP HOSE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK

1987 · 1 incident

May 29, 1987 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Equality Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP HAD JUST WA7ERED THE RAMP GOINH OUT OF THE PIT AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO GO UP THE RAMP WITH A LOADED WATER TRUCK IT SKID OUT AND SLID BACKWARDS DOWNT HE RAMP THE RIGHT BACK WHEELS WENT INTO A HOLE AND TRUC5 TURNED OVER

1986 · 3 incidents

March 4, 1986 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLOCKING UP END5OADER WITH WOODEN BLOCKS & STRAINED BACK DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.

1985 · 1 incident

1984 · 2 incidents

September 19, 1984 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SOME OLD PARTS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM AN END LOADER ON DAYSHIFT STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

May 24, 1984 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DROPPED PUMP ON LEFT HAND, CUT HAND SIX STITCHES

1983 · 1 incident

January 10, 1983 IL · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON DRILL AND STRAINED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK