Mining Incidents

Rainbow MineCoal

Controlled by Gerald Carr
Rockville, Parke County, IN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202219
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Sep 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2002 · 6 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WASHING COMPANY DRILL, DM45, USING A HOT WATER HIGH PRESSURE DEVICE. HE DROPPED THE WAND TO RETRIEVE MORE HOSE WHEN THE WAND HIT THE GROUND. HOT PRESSURIZED WATER SPRAYED THE BACK OF HI S LEFT LEG AT THE ANKLE LEAVING HIM WITH SMALL TOPICAL BLISTERS. DRESSED WITH COMMON FIRST-AID SUPPLIES AND VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO WORK.

Unclassified, insufficient data

DRIVER WAS BACKING UP & MISSED THE CORNER & OVERTURNED THE MACK TRUCK.

Struck by rolling or sliding object

TRYING TO MOVE 55 GALLON DRUM OF FUEL TO AN AREA IN WHICH HE COULD FUEL THE PUMP UP. HE WAS OPERATING IN MUD UP TO HIS KNEES AND THE DRUM SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND WRIST.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WORKING ON A BATTERY & IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE & GOT IN HIS EYES.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING ROCK & SHALE OUT OF THE COAL, & A PIECE CAME UP THE CONVEYOR BELT & HIT HIS ELBOW CAUSING SWELLING.

Fall onto or against objects

WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE ROAD GRADER AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK.

2001 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF ONE OF THE CAT 777 AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND POPPED IT OUT OF JOINT.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING OIL ON THE ENGINE OF THE TEREX 4066. HE FAILED TO PUT UP HOOD SAFETY PROP, THE HOOD FELL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE LIFTED HOOD OFF HIS ARM, CALLED FOR HELP ON COMMUNICATION RADIO. CO-WORKER RESPONDED TO HELP HIM. SENT INJURED TO UNION HOSPITAL IN TERRE HAUTE WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOT AT THE END OF SHIFT. EE WAS WORKING ON D11N FINAL DRIVE SEGMENTS, LEFT SIDE, CHANGING SEGMENTS, HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER USING A PRYBAR TO PRY ON SEGMENT, BROKE FREE CAUSING TO JERK, HI TTING HIMSELF IN LIP, CUTTING LIP, NEED STITCHES

2000 · 6 incidents

Fall from machine

SLIP AND FELL BETWEEN TRACK AND FRAME ON D11. WAS VERY HOT AND HUMID THAT DAY. WORK CONDITION WAS DRY.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING A BATTERY CABLE AND A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO HIS FINGER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LOADING METAL EDGE ON THE WELDING TRUCK AND DROPPED IT ON FOOT.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PICKING ROCK OFF OF BELT STRIKING TO FAR. PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

Fall from machine

GETTING INTO A TRIPLE SEVEN AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR HANDRAIL HE MISSED AND FELL.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDER SLIPPED AND WENT OVER FINGER.