Mining Incidents

Bronaugh Mine Coal

Amearth Corp · Surface
Controlled by Jones Harry
Bronaugh, Vernon County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2301687

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1983–1987
Latest incident
Mar 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1987 · 1 incident

March 23, 1987 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caylor Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS INST5LLING A BELLY PAN ON DOZER WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER.

1986 · 2 incidents

July 31, 1986 MO · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Caylor Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENED BOLT ON AIR CLEANER AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER LODGED IN THE ALTERNATOR, SEVERING HIS SMALL FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

1985 · 3 incidents

September 19, 1985 MO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central West Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE DOING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ELEVATOR BUCKET CHAIN AT THE PROCESSING LANT AND HE SCRATCHED HIS ARM ON MOTOR OF BUCKET ELEVATOR. EMPLOYEE\S ARM BECAME INFECTED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

July 19, 1985 MO · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Central West Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING ADJUSTMENT ON HOIST ON THE DRAGLINE AND WHEN HE HIT THE TOOL ON THE HOIST, THERE WAS GREASE ON THE END AND IT SPLATTERED INTO THE EMPLOYEE\S LEFT EYE AND THERE WAS A FLAKE OF METAL IN THE GREASE CAUSING SWELLING AND IRRITATION.

March 27, 1985 MO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central West Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL TARPING TRAILER WHEN HE FELL FROM IT BREAKING HIS WRIST.

1983 · 4 incidents

December 18, 1983 MO · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midwestern Mining & Reclamation Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

ON 121883 EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER BEATING ON ROTOR BREAKER AT WASHER AND HE THREW HIS ARM OUT OF SOCKET & IT POPPED BACK IN ON 121983 EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TOWARDS HIS HOUSE HAVI NG FORGOTTEN SOMETHING INSIDE GLANCED BACK TGOWARDS STREET AND HIS NECK POPPED CAUSING HIM A GREAT DEL OF PAIN

December 6, 1983 MO · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midwestern Mining & Reclamation Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A FROST COVERED LADDER IN ORDER TO GREASE THE DRAGLINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL, STRIKING HIM IN THE RIBS AND UPPER STOMACH ARE A. THE INJURED AREA IS SORE AND SWOLLEN DUE TO THE ACCUMULATION OF LIQUID AT THE INJURY.

November 6, 1983 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midwestern Mining & Reclamation Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS POUNDING ON THE BELLY PAN ON A CATERPILLAR 641 SCRAPER AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

May 4, 1983 MO · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Midwestern Mining & Reclamation Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING A PUMP WITH BOOM ATTACHED TO A LOADER BUCKET AS THE PUMP WAS LIFTED A HOOK SECURING THE BOOM TO THE BUCKET BROKE ALLOWING THE BOOM TO SWING AND HIT ONE EMPLOYEE