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Clay City Mine Coal

Clay City, Clay County, IN  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1201903

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
1986–1990
Latest incident
Nov 1990
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

1990 · 5 incidents

November 1, 1990 IN · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associates Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ADJUSTING HOIST DRUM BRAKE. EE TOLD THE OILER TO RELEASE THE BRAKE HOLDING THE DRUM. WHEN THE OILER RELEASED THE BRAKE THE DRUM ROTATED AND A BOLT PROTRUDING FROM THE DRUM GRABBED EMPLO YEE PANTS CUFF PULLING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE DRUM AND A GAURD.

October 3, 1990 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AGAINST SIDE OF MACHINE.

June 11, 1990 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associates Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST BEEN VERABLLY REMINDED BY HIS SUPERVISOR FOR INADQUIATE QUILTY IN HIS WORK PERFORMACNE. EMPLOYEE THEN ENTERED THE WAREHOUSE AND IN A STATE OF ANGER STRUCK A METAL PARTS CABI NET WITH HIS LEFT WRIST.

February 6, 1990 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Associates Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

ON 2/26/90 EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN AS A RESULT OF AN INCIDENT ON 2/6/90. ON THAT DATE, EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN END-DUMP TRUCK. AS HE WAS DUMPING A LOAD, ONE OF THE BED CYLIN DERS BROKE, CAUSING THE BED TO RISE ABRUPTLY WHICH JARRED THE TRUCK AND THE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE COMPANY DOCTOR WHO PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.

January 17, 1990 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Associates Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

ON JAN 25,1990 EMPL REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING SEVERE BACK PAIN & WAS GOING TO DR. WHEN ASKED ABOUT CAUSE OF PAIN EMPL WAS UNSURE. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE HERE LETTER OF FURTHER EXPLANATION & PE RTINENT INFORMATION IS ATTACHED TO REPORT.

1989 · 4 incidents

February 9, 1989 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE A SCRAPER. HE STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL DOWN.

January 23, 1989 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WASHER WHICH IS LOCATED IN A TRUCK VAN.THE FLOOR WAS WET AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FALLING BACKWARDS.HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK ON GUARD RAIL OF WASHER

January 19, 1989 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Associates Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING CAB OF DOZER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME AND THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS HAND.

January 12, 1989 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP ON GRADER FEET WERE MUDDY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & TWIST BACK. BACK WAS ALREADY STRAINED BEFORE ACCIDENT WHICH AGGREVATED EXISTING CONDITION. HE WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW BAC K WAS HURT TO BEGIN WITH.

1988 · 3 incidents

May 4, 1988 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associates Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

ON 5-4-88, EMP. WS WORKING ON D RAGLINE AND BUMPED HIS LEFT ARM CREATING A SMALL SCRATCH. HE CONT. TO WORK UNTIL 5-17-88, HIS ARM BECAME SWOLLEN AND INFLAMMED. AT THAT TIME HE WENT TO THE D OCTOR.

February 11, 1988 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON SCRAPER TO CHECK OIL HE SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS THUMB ON RT HAND AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF

1987 · 2 incidents

November 6, 1987 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS D3SMOUNTING FROM DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. HE JUMPED FROM BLADE ARM TO THE GROUND, A HEIGHT OF ABOUT THREE FEET, AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

October 20, 1987 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associates Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3HE WAS LIFTING PIECE OF STEEL AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK EMPLOYEE STATED THAT DR EXAMINATION FOUND A SLIPPED VERTABRAE WHICH WAS PINCHING NERVES LEADING TO ARMS EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT3INJURY AS WORK RELATED WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS UNTIL WE RECEIVED DR EXAMINATION NOTICE ON 12-7-87

1986 · 3 incidents

December 1, 1986 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associates Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON WATER PUMP ON 12-1-86 AND THOUGHT HE PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE AND DID NOT REPORT IT ON 1-15-87 EMPLOYEE WAS P ULLING ON WATTER HOSE AND NOTICED A KNOT IN LOWER STOMACH HE REPORTED ACCIDE3T AND WAS SENT TO A DR

November 17, 1986 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Associates Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMP WAS WORKING3NEAR BOTTOM OF HIGHWALL WHEN A ROCK SLID OFF HIGHWALL AND STRUCK EMP ON LEFT LEG CAUSING ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS NEAR KNEE

September 27, 1986 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Associates Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OFF DOZER & SLIPPED ON A MUDDY STEP CAUSING H-IM TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALL TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT KNEE SPRAINING LIGAMENTS IN THE KNEE