Mining Incidents

Delta #2 Strip Coal

Jefco Inc · Surface
Controlled by Jefferys Stanley
Lonaconing, Allegany County, MD  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800611

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1986–1989
Latest incident
Oct 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1989 · 5 incidents

October 30, 1989 MD · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ASSISTING DRAGLINE OPERATOR WITH REMOVAL OF LARGE ROCK FROM TRACK PAD OF DRAGLINE. IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING THE ROCK BOTH EE LOST THEIR GRIP AND ROCK FELL ON EE HIS FOOT. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT IN TWO PLACES.

September 7, 1989 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL ASSISTING WITH STEAMING OUT OF DOZER RADIATOR WITH STEAM JENNY WHILE STANDING ON DOZER BLADE.SLPPED FROM BLADE AND FELL BETWEEN DOZER AND BLADE LANDING ON ELBOWS AND BUTTOCKS.

June 14, 1989 MD · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS DESCENDING LADDER OF RUBBER TIRED LOADER. AS HE JUMPED FROM LADDER TO GROUND WEDDING RING CAUSGHT ON HANDRAIL & EPL WAS SUSPENDED IN AIR.

May 22, 1989 MD · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING BETWEEN 2 DRUMS MAKING REPAIRS FINISHED WORK RETUR. TO WORK POSITION ON DRAHLINE SLIPPED FELL BENEATH DRUMS. EFFORT TO CATCH SELF BREAK FALL BU T TWISTED BACK IN PROCESS .

March 6, 1989 MD · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE ICE COVERED DOOR ON DRILL RIG AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO GET DOOR TO LATCH EMPLS HAND SLIPPED AND DOOR CLOSED ON FINGER

1988 · 2 incidents

August 25, 1988 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Delta Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING ON DOZER TRACK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN TRACK FOR REMOVAL. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM TRACK AND EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER.

August 25, 1988 MD · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Delta Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD ALIGNED LOADER BUCKET LEVEL WITH TRUCK BED AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE GREASE BARREL DRUM FROM HIS BUCKET TO TRUCK BED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND BALANCE AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE A HERNIA DEVELOPED SURGERY WILL BE REQUIRED SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS INDICATED BY THE PHYSICIAN

1986 · 1 incident

November 24, 1986 MD · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF TRACK ROLLER ON DOZER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LYING UNDER THE DOZER ON HIS BACK HELPING THREE OTHER MEN LIFT AND POSTION A BOTTOM ROLLER IN PLACE . THE AID OF A3STEEL BAR WAS USED TO PUSH THE ROLLER IN PLACE WHILE THE EMPLOYEE GUIDED THE ROLLER WITH HIS HANDS. INJURY OCCURRED AS THE ROLLER FELL INTO PLACE WITH THE EMPLOYEES HAND BETWE