Mining Incidents

Taylor # 1Coal

Controlled by Freddie A Taylor
Westernport, Allegany County, MD · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1800748
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
44
Years on record
2005–2018
Latest incident
Mar 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

44 on file

2018 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Was hooking up trailer loaded with strucker, was lifting up trailer tong with come along when welding rods broke and trailer fell on leg.

2017 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Roof bolting causing tendonitis from repetitive motion and strain on wrist leading to ee elbow

2016 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While bending a roof bolt something in chest pulled.

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in #8 entry on 001 section due to slick and slide it was app. 60' long, 16' wide, 8' high. Partly covering S/C

Accident type, without injuries

Doing weekly run, found rock fall in old works in travel way.

Struck against a moving object

Was driving mantrip the wheel caught a rock causing the knee on the steering wheel to spin around and then catching EE's hand hard.

2015 · 3 incidents

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

While unhooking chain on front of scoop he put his left hand down to balance his self putting his finger's in between the ram and the back of the scoop bucket. The scoop operator sucked the ram in to loosen chain pinching his hand.

Fall onto or against objects

While realigning a come-a-long he slipped and hit his side and ribs on belt structure.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While making a belt splice in the #5 belt, employee was holding a 6 ft board under the splice. When co-worker was pounding in the splice, the hammer slipped hitting employee's finger.

2014 · 6 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

We believe that due to a lack of cable bolts in an intersection which had slick & slides in the top it caused the top to weaken & fall.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After shutting the belt off the belt man was crossing over belt when he lost his footing twisting his knee

Accident type, without injuries

When weekly examiner was traveling the bleeders with MSHA they discover a intersection had fell above anchorage in IE2 panel. The air way had not been blocked but alternet rout of travel was put in to play.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

While loading post into a scoop bucket pulled muscle in back

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulled back opening airlock doors.

Struck by falling object

Loading tool box, box tipped mashed thumb.

2013 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Was spreading pallet lime. Inhaled, have swollen throat, and trouble swallowing.

Struck by flying object

Driving mantrip pulled thru check curtain caught mantrip pulled nail out of plate flew hit him in left eye.

2012 · 4 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

In intersection 1 block inby last open cross cut roof had slick and sides fell 9-10' high.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Backing up a trailer piece of waterline caught slide up hit him in face.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While bolting he had his hand on roof bolt. Swung head in hitting his hand on canopy.

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

While putting waterline in he was pounding two joints together with a crib he missed the end of the water line and pinched the end of his middle finger.

2011 · 4 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE was bolting when drill steel touched top dislodge rock falling striking him on top of hand.

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

Bolter was backing up ee left foot got under back bumper coming off ledge.

Contact with electrical current

While working on highline cable in the power center the electrician failed to bleed off a locked and tagged highline resulting in a small static shock of a assistant who was helping him.

Struck by falling object

Had drill steel in bolter chuck, when swung head in to drill inside hole, drill steel fell out and hit him on the forearm.

2010 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in return area of old worked out panel one block inby spad 1768. Rock fell about 8 to 10 inches above bolts in the intersection this did not damper the ventilation.

Struck by falling object

While the bolting crew was bolting a corner, the section boss was watching them bolt. The bolting crew told him to move from where he was because of loose rock. He didn't and a rock and head coal mix 4"" thick, 4'X4' fell a distance of 48"", hitting him on the back and head.

2009 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

In the last open cross cut of the # 3 Heading. The roof fell 18' by 25' by 4 1/2 to 6 ft high.

2008 · 6 incidents

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

Employee was running helper side of bolter. Bolter tire ran over his left foot.

Struck by falling object

EE was moving a shuttle care cable when s loose rock 6"" thick 2"" long struck him on his left shoulder.

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

While bolting a cross cut EE went to swing out the bolting head and went too far pushing his body into the rib.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Received a doctors note on the 26th. EE supposedly was loading bolts on bolter, when he hurt his back. Nothing was said to his foreman at time of accident. At end of shift on the 19th, I talked to EE personally, nothing was said to me. He seemed fine.

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

EE did not use proper precautions to move roof bolter. He did not keep his body and head inside of the machine when moving the machine.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While bonding a intake stopping he used his bare hands to put b-bond on a block stopping, he was offered a pair of gloves. He choose not to use them.

2007 · 7 incidents

Struck by falling object

While setting post employee was reaching down to pick up a wedge and another post hit him on the fingers.

Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was operating left side of bolter, installing a roof bolt, when a hose busted and sprayed hydo oil in face and chest area.

Struck by falling object

Rock fell out of top.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He caught middle finger on right hand in sheave wheel while pulling belt.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Caught left foot between scoop bucket & p/c.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee came to work and turned in a doctor's note saying he hurt his back but did not report it to his boss or to me when it happened

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

He was a bolter operator off side operator was advancing lift, when off side operator misplaced foot bolter tire ran over it.

2006 · 2 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall in spad 959 60' outby in #1 heading. Measured roughly 15' high, 12' wide, 40' long. Horseback slip fell out 8 feet of rock.

Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL HIT HAND WHILE RUNNING BOLTER

2005 · 1 incident

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

TRAMMING BOLTER TOO CLOSE TO RIB, LEANED OUT OF OPERATORS DECK WHILE STILL TRAMMING MACHINE WHICH RESULTED IN GETTING HEAD CAUGHT BETWEEN CANOPY OF MACHINE AND RIB. SENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EXAM, RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK FEB 2, 2005 (LIGHT DUTY).