Mining Incidents

Elkville No.1 MineCoal

S Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Geraldine P Turner
ELKVILLE, Jackson County, IL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1103121
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
2005–2009
Latest incident
Sep 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EE was operating end - dump truck when he hit a bad spot in haul road. He jammed shoulder and elbow against truck.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck against stationary object

DRIVING TRUCK UP THE INCLINE, LOST CONTROL AND TRUCK WENT BACKWARDS AND FLIPPED ONTO IT'S TOP. THE DRIVER SAID HE WAS NOT HURT. TOOK HIM TO LOGAN PRIORITY CARE TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE DRIVER RECEIVED A SOFT TISSUE CONCUSSION.

Contact with hot objects or substances

MY LEGS WERE RESTING BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL WHILE WORKING ON A BEARING. THE METAL WAS WARM, BUT NOT HOT TO THE TOUCH. BOTH LEGS ARE BURNED ON EACH CALF. THE BURNS ARE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BASEBALL. I DID NOT NOTICE THE BURNS UNTIL I GOT HOME LATER THAT NIGHT. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO MY SUPERVISOR THE NEXT MORNING.

Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR STARTED UP RAMP WITH WATER TRUCK. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN, HIT DIFFERENTIAL LOCK, BUT DID NOT HELP. TRIED TO ROLL BACK DOWM INCLINE, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER DOWN INCLINE

Over-exertion in lifting objects

The operator was shoveling under a belt line, the man claimed his back was sore and painful, he went to a doctor after the shift and told us about it the next day. He did not report to the supervisor at 5:00 PM same day. We are not sure he is hurt or faking it.