Mining Incidents

Silver Creek Resources Inc Coal

Higbee, Randolph County, MO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302078

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1993–1996
Latest incident
Feb 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1996 · 1 incident

February 6, 1996 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
North American Resources Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW DUST INTO EMPLOYEES' EYE. PLEASE NOTE HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AT ALL TIMES. THIS WAS DONE WHEN HE WAS ON THE GROUND WORKING ON A HYT PUMP.

1995 · 4 incidents

November 13, 1995 MO · Coal FIRE
North American Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AT 4:30 AM ON 11-13-95, I.NAME WAS IN THE D9L DOZER IN THE SOUTH PIT. THE DOZER WAS IDLING FOR 30 MINS. WHILE OPERATOR WAS IN THE CAB EATING LUNCH. THE OPERATOR HEARD A POPPING NOISE UNDER SEA T. HE GRABBED PERSONAL ITEMS AND CLIMBED DOWN FROM CAB. CLIMBED BACK UP TO CAB AND TOOK FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM OUTSIDE OF CAB AND EXHAUSTED EXTINGUISHER ON FIRE. HE RAN UP THE HILL TO CONTACT

July 11, 1995 MO · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
North American Resources Inc · Contact with electrical current

WHILE WELDING ON A COAL SCREEN THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T HAVE THE SCREEN GROUNDED, BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT IT WAS MOUNTED ON RUBBER BUSHING.

February 20, 1995 MO · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
North American Resources Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON 2ND SHIFT, AN EMPLOYEE OF NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING RAW COAL FROM THE PIT AREA TO THE WAS PLANT, WHEN HE MET A PICKUP TRUCK, WHICH HAD HIS LIGHTS ON BRIGHT, IT BLINDED T HE NAR EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS MAKING THE CURVE ON THE PERMITTED HAUL ROAD CAUSING HIM TO RUN OFF THE R SIDE OF THE ROAD & TURNING THE CLINE HAUL TRUCK #108, LOADED / COAL, OVER, DAMAGE TO TRUCK O

1994 · 1 incident

December 1, 1994 MO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North American Resources Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK. WHEN EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY FEET, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 6 FT, FALLING ONTO HIS SHOULDER.

1993 · 1 incident

December 13, 1993 MO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North American Resources Inc · Fall from machine

WAS TRYING TO LINE UP THE BOOM ON THE BACKHOE WITH A PINCH BAR & IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL & HIT HIS HEAD.