Mining Incidents

Glendale No 1 Coal

Controlled by Damon G Fortune
Montgomery, Daviess County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201893

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
16
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
Feb 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

16 on file

1988 · 1 incident

February 8, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3NG A RACE OUT OF A HUB ON A CAT. WITH A 5 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER, ANOTHER MAN WAS HOLDING THE PIN, THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND BOUNCED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HAND AGAINST STUDS O N THE RIM OF HU6, BRAKING INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND IN TWO PLACES.

1987 · 4 incidents

October 16, 1987 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING WATER TRUCK, GOING DOWN INCLINE TO PIT. TRUCK STARTED GOING TOO FAST. INSTEAD OF HITTING BRAKE, HE TRIED TO SWITCH TO LOWER GEAR, COULDN'T GET IT BACK INTO GEAR. BY THEN H E WAS GOING TOO3FAST FOR BRAKES TO HOLD TRUCK, DROVE OVER SAFETY BERM AND ROLLED OVER.

April 7, 1987 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AT WASH PLANT, GREASING UPSTAIRS, TRIPPED OVER SLANTED BAR ON FLOOR AND FELL DOWN, INJURING ARM AND BACK. CAUSING SPRAIN AND CONTUSIONS TO RIGHT FOREARM AND CONTUSIONS TO BACK. 3

1986 · 9 incidents

December 19, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNDER TRUCK ADJ6STING CLUTCH. PIECE OF SHALE-DIRT BROKE LOOD WENT INTO EYE.

December 8, 1986 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

FUELING DOZER,L9FT LEG SLIPPED BETWEEN TRACK AND PUSH ARM,TWISTING KNEE.

November 6, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
B F C Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING UNDER A3TRACTOR TORCH WENT OUT APPARENTLY TORCH WAS BURNING INSIDE TIP ON HOSE.THIS BLETW TIP OFF BURNING RIGHT SIDE AND NOSE ON FACE AND SINGEING HAIR.

September 20, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

TRYING TO GET A3COUPLING OFF THE END OF A PIPE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING A PIECE OF COAL, A PARTICLE OF COAL FLEW INTO EYE.

September 5, 1986 IN · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PUSHING ROCK IN3FRONT OF SHOVEL GOT OFF DOZER TO CHECK OIL LEAK, PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF DOZER RUN.

August 11, 1986 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
B F C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING SPROCKE7S ON D-10 DOZER ONE SLIPPED MASHED LITTLE FINGER

August 6, 1986 IN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
B F C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING AT WASH3PLANT BY COAL STACKER,CAUGHT LEFT IN BETWEEN BELT AND BELT CLEANER.CUT OFF FINGERS DOWN TO FIRST JOINT ON LEFT HAND.

1984 · 1 incident

August 27, 1984 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
B F C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE SLIPPED GOING INTO PARTS TRAILER HE CUT HIS LEFT ARM AT THE WRIST JOINT.

1983 · 1 incident

April 4, 1983 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
B F C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BRAKES ON A 637 CAT. SCRAPER. HE WAS PRYING ON THE BRAKE SHOES WITH A PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTGOR AND XRAYED. THERE WAS NO BROKEN BONES, BUT HE HAD BUSTED A BLOOD VESSEL IN HIS FINGER.