Old Ben Coal Company · Fall from machine
I NAME SLIPPED 5ND FELL OFF A D8K DOZER WHILE CHANGING A HEAD LIGHT. CAUSING A BRUISE TO LOWER BACK
Zeigler No 4 Culm Bank Coal
Old Ben Coal Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Zeigler Coal Holding Company
Johnston City,
Williamson County,
IL
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1102754
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1987 · 1 incident
1986 · 1 incident
April 18, 1986
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by flying object
STANDING BY 61S3PULL & D-8 CAT WENT BY 25' AWAY AND SOMETHING HIT HIS FOREHEAD.WHEN X-RAYD THERE WAS PIECE OF METAL.IT WAS REMOVED AND REQ SUTURES.PIECE OF METAL MAY HAVE COME FROM CAT PASSING
1983 · 1 incident
September 13, 1983
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Zeigler Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
MAN STATED WAS OPERATION 613 TRA-SCRAPER, AND WHEN STARTED DOWN APPROX. 9 DEGREE SLOPE INTO #2 PIT THE BRAKE LINE (AIR) BROKE, AND LIFT HIM WITH NO BRAKES WHICH HE TRAVELED APPROX. 100 FT, AND HE STEERED TRA-SCRAPER INTO THE SIDE OF A BANK, AN BOUNCING AROUND INSIDE CAB CRACKED 3 RIBS 3 BRUISED HIM.