Mining Incidents

SteyerCoal

Gorman, Garrett County, MD · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800724
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
29
Years on record
2000–2002
Latest incident
Aug 2002
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

29 on file

2002 · 5 incidents

Struck by flying object

STRIKING METAL OBJECT WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND THRU HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND HITTING HIM IN HIS RT EYE.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS GETTING UP FROM A KNEELING POSITION AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

Accident type, without injuries

MINE FOREMAN FOUND ROOF FALL ON HIS WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF OLD WORKED AT AREA. THE FALL IS ON 1N.W. PANEL 1 BLOCK INBY SPAD #4155 IN #2 ENTRY FALL DIMENSIONS 18'W 40' L X 6' HIGH. THIS AREA WAS MINED NOV. OF 2000. THE FALL HAPPENED SOMETIME BETWEEN WEEKLY EXAMS.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE WAS THROWED A BOX OF ROOF BOLT RESIN INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

Struck by falling object

SMALL ROCK FEL OUT OF TOP AND STRUCK OPERATOR ON TOP OF RIGHT FOREARM. THE ROCK HAD SHARP EDGES ON IT AND IT CUT HIS ARM.

2001 · 12 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE FOUND ROOF FALL ON 7 NORTH WEST PANEL IN #2 ENTRY, SPAD 5031, 9 BLOCKS OUT BY FACE. THE FALL WENT FROM SPAD 5031 TO IN BY INTERSECTION AND FROM SAME SPAD THRU X-CUT TOWARDS #3 ENTRY. TIMBERED OFF ALL ENTRYS TO FALL. FALL IS 40' BY 18' WIDE BY 5 1/2' HIGH AND 30' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 5 1/2' HIGH THRU X-CUT.

Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTING, DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF TOP, SMASHING FINGER.

Struck by falling object

HE WAS BUILDING A VENTILATION STOPPING AND A CONCRETE BLOCK FELL ON HIS HAND.

Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURED AT 140 BLOCK ON #15 BELT IN CROSSCUT 5 TO 4 SPAD #2913 THE FALL DID NOT BLOCK ANY AIRWAYS OR TRAVELWAYS. WE SUPPORTED ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL AND DANGERED FALL OFF. WE WILL NOT CLEAN FALL UP. DEMENSIONS 18'W X 70' L X 10' HIGH.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS RIDING TO THE OUTSIDE ON A RAIL MANTRIP WHEN A SMALL ROCK 6"" X 6"" X 1"" FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.

Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED 4 BLOCKS OUT BY DUMP POINT ON 2 NORTHEAST PANEL AT SPAD 4720 IN THE #4 ENTRY. WE REROUTED OUR HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AND OUR SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY TO THE #3 ENTRY. WE CRIBBED OFF ALL ACCESSIBLE ENTRY WAYS AND DANGERED OFF AREA. FALL DIMENSIONS 45' LONG BY 18 1/2' WIDE BY 6' HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

THE MINE FOREMAN AND INSPECTOR EE FOUND ROOF FALL ON OUR WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF RETURN AIR COURSE THE FALL WAS AT 138 BLOCK ON NORTH MAINS ONE BLOCK OUTBY SPAD #290. ITS APPROX. DEMANSIONS ARE 18' WIDE X 15' LONG X 6' HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

THE PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER FOUND THE ROOF FALL ON HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION JUST OUT BY INTERSECTION (SPAD #4740) IN #6 ENTRY OUT BY DUMP POINT, ON #2 NORTH EAST PANEL BETWEEN #24 BLOCK AND #25 BL OCK (NEUTRAL AREA) THE FALL WAS 18 1/2 WIDE 25' LONG AND 6' HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

THE FALL WAS FOUND AT SURVEY SPAD #4173 ON 1 NW SUBMAINS ON A WEEKLY RETURN AIR COURSE RUN. THE TIME OF FALL IS UNKNOWN. THE FALL IS APPROX. 20""X20""X7"" HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

THE ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT SPAD#4037 ON 1 NORTH WEST SUB MAINS ON A WEEKLY RETURN AIR COURSE RUNTHE TIME OF FALL IS UNKNOWN. THE FALL IS APPROX.18'WIDE, 50'LONG, 8'HIGH.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING WATERLINE TOGETHER TWO PCS. CAME TOGETHER AND CUT HIS FINGER.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING INTO SHOWERHOUSE AND TRIPPED. SHE WENT TO CATCH HERSELF AND BRUISED HER HAND.

2000 · 12 incidents

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

CHANGING TANDEM ROLLER ON BELT DRIVE, HE WAS PULLING BULL GEAR TOWARD HIMSELF. THE OTHER END OF ROLLER FELL OFF THE FRAME AND HIS END WENT UP, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BULL GEAR & FRAME.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS DROPPING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE COUPLER DOWN DURING A POWER MOVE. THE COUPLER WAS HANGING OVER THE POWER CENTER ON 2 WIRES. WHEN EE UNTIED ONE WIRE THE SECOND WIRE BROKE. THE COUPLER FELL D OWN AND SMASHED FINGER ON TOP OF POWER CENTER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SITTING ON 5 TAIL CHECKING BELT SPLICES. TEH CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT HIM TOOL BELT AND DRAGGED HIM UP ONTO #5 BELT CONVEYOR. HE WAS THEN FORCED UNDER 5A HEAD DRIVE ROLLER AND THEN FORCED H IM UNDER A WOODEN CROSSOVER OUTNBY 5A HEAD ROLLER. HE THEN ROLLED OFF 5 BELT.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS LIFTING 6"" HOLLOW BLOCK (CEMENT) AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LIFTING LEFT LEG UP TO GET IN MANTRIP AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. THIS IS A RE-OCCURANCE OF AN EXISTING BACK INJURY.

Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP OPERATOR WAS RUNNING RAIL BUS OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. HE DUCKED HIS HEAD TO MISS WATER LINE WHICH WAS HUNG ON ROOF. AFTER CROSSING UNDER WATER LINE HE RAISED HIS HEAD BACK UP AND CAUG HT THE ROOF. A ROOF PLATE CUT HIS FOREHEAD ABOVELEFT EYE.

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

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 6 RIGHT X-CUT ON 1 EAST SECTION. HE POSITIONED LEFT HANDON TOP OF ROOF PLATE TO STEADY IT AND CATCH OFF-SET IN TOP. OPERATOR DID NOT RELEASE HIS HAND IN TIME AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN ROOF AND ROOF PLATE.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS FOUND AT SPAD #3665, 20 BLOCKS OUTBY 5 SOUTH PANEL ON THE EAST SUBMAINS #3 ENTRY. WE ARE NOT SURE WHEN IT FELL. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 18' WIDE & 40' LONG & 8' HIGH.

Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT #117 BLOCK ALONG #4 BELT IN #2 ENTRY. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 8' WIDE 25' LONG AND 7' HIGH. THE FALL IS ONE BLOCK INBYSPAD #2168.

Fall from machine

DRIVING DIESEL MANTRIP ON STEEP GRADE, ENGINE STALLED ON HILL AN DHT EBRAKES FAILED. MANTRIP RAN DOWN HILL TOWARDS PARKED SCOOP OEPRATOR JUMPED FROM MANTRIP LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING 60 LB RAIL INTO PLACE TO BOLT TOGETHER. HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN 2 RAILS.

Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP, THE FRONT TIRES HIT A RUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL FLEW OUT OF HIS HANDS. THE KNOB ON THE STEERING WHEEL HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND.