Mining Incidents

Little SandyCoal

Controlled by Don Foertsch
Montgomery, Daviess County, IN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201590
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
2000–2004
Latest incident
Nov 2004
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

WAS HOLDING ONE END OF METAL POST AND BRACE WHILE IT WAS BEING CUT. POST FELL WHEN IT WAS CUT FREE, HITTING EE HAND.

2002 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING MOTORGRADER, GRADING THE HAULAGEROAD, THE GRADER BLADE ABRUPTLY SNAGGED A LARGE BOULDER OBSTRUCTED IN THE HAULROAD SUBSURFACE CAUSING THE MOTORGRADER'S BLADE CONTROL LEVER TO K ICK BACK AND TWIST THE OPERATOR'S LEFT WRIST ANDCAUSE THE MOTORGRADER TO HALT.

2001 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER, NECK WHILE BACKFILLING SHOTHOLES.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAIN/SPRAIN LEFT SHOULDER BACKFILLING SHOT HOLES.

2000 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING HYDRAULIC TANK WHEN THE WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT ON HIS HAND AND WRIST.

Accident type, without injuries

A-PPROX 5-7 HOLES MISFIRED UPON DETONATING BLAST. AFTER CHECKING ALL DOWNHOLE LINES & SURFACE DELAYS, SHOT WAS CLEARED. ABOUT 40 MINUTES AFTER BLAST WAS DETONATED, THE MISFIRED HOLES IGNITED. THE CAUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE FROM PRIMERS FAILING TO DETONATE WHEN IGNITED. THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO ELECTRIC ROOM WHERE WELDER WAS GRINDING ON PIPE AND GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT INHIS EYE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PULLED MUSCLE WHILE MOUNTING HIS DOZER.