Mining Incidents

Phillips Mine Coal

Pbs Coals Inc · Surface
Controlled by NSM PLC
Frostburg Md, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800569

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1991
Latest incident
Oct 1991
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1991 · 3 incidents

April 27, 1991 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOWER BACK INJ

February 28, 1991 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE DOZER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE TRACK PADS CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW AND FOREARM ON A TRACK PAD. HE SUSTAIN ED TWO BONE CHIPS IN HIS LEFT ELBOW AND A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

1990 · 3 incidents

June 20, 1990 MD · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.

May 24, 1990 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pbs Coals Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WENT TO GRAB HAND RAIL ON THE CAT ROCK TRUCK WHICH WAS FRESHLY WELDED AND BURNT HIS HAND.

April 26, 1990 MD · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & BROKE THUMB. WAS NOT INFORMED TIL 5/10 THAT HE WAS OFF & THUMB WAS BROKE.

1989 · 1 incident

August 31, 1989 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Andalex Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BRAKES ON DRAGLINE WITH A WRENCH. WRENCH CLIPPED AND LEFT HAND HIT WALL ON DRAGLINE. LEFT HAND THUMB WAS CUT AND SMASHED. TENDONS WAS DAMAGED.

1988 · 2 incidents

September 26, 1988 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Andalex Resources Inc · Fall from ladders

EMP WS DESCENDING FORM LADDER ON GREASE TRUCK AND FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER.

September 26, 1988 MD · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS ENTERING DOOR TO COME IN OFFICE AND FLOORING GAVE IN A ND EMP FELL THROUGH FLOOR. L. LEG WENT DOWN THRU AND FELL TO L. AND HIT L. SIDE ARM AND RIBS ON D OOR SILL. ALSO BRUISED BOTH LEGS.

1983 · 1 incident

April 4, 1983 MD · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Andalex Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

BRAKE WHEEL SLIPPED THROWING LEFT HAND AGAINST SIDE OF COAL CAR