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Tiger Mine Coal

Midwest Coal Llc · Surface

Controlled by Michael G King; Steve Stipanovich

Hume, Bates County, MO · Abandoned

MSHA Mine ID: 2302163

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Fatalities: 0
Total incidents: 18
Years on record: 2000–2001
Latest incident: Sep 2001

Compliance record

MSHA citations since 2000

citations

significant & substantial

$16,912

proposed penalties

$5,947

paid to date

Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.

Quarterly safety rates

Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA

Quarter	Hours worked	Citations	S&S	Per 1M hrs
2001 Q4	2,722	8	2	2939.0
2001 Q3	21,707	4	4	184.3
2001 Q2	27,058	3	3	110.9
2001 Q1	24,496	0	0	0.0
2000 Q4	21,158	3	1	141.8
2000 Q3	18,007	8	2	444.3
2000 Q2	24,174	7	4	289.6
2000 Q1	24,997	15	12	600.1

Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.

No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 14 incidents

September 19, 2001 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A BROKEN CHAINON THE DM 45 INGERSOL DRILL. WHILE STANDING ON THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH WAS APPROX 15' ABOVE THE GROUND THE OPPOSITE CHAIN BROKE AND ALLOWED THE ROTARY HEAD TO FREE FALL APPROX 12' WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON IT. THE IMPACT OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS INJURY.

August 1, 2001 MO · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against a moving object

HE CLAIMS HE HIT BUMP IN ROAD & HURT BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CLAIM WAS MADE 2 HRS AFTER EE WAS FIRED FOR MISUSE OF TRUCK &GETTING IN FIGHT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

July 24, 2001 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against stationary object

PRYING ON BAR WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK. BAR SLIPPED THROWING HIM INTO THE TRUCK.

July 20, 2001 MO · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

Midwest Coal Llc · Contact with heat

WAS LOADING HOLES GOT TOO HOT AND HAD A HEAT STROKE.

July 20, 2001 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Midwest Coal Llc · Fall onto or against objects

WELDING ON 777, TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS LANDING ON BACK. CRACKED LEFT WRIST.

July 9, 2001 MO · Coal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING METAL.

July 2, 2001 MO · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING ON D9 PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE.

May 24, 2001 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler ELECTRICAL

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by flying object

MOVING BATTERY TO GET BOOSTER CABLE WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP.

May 1, 2001 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine

GETTING OFF D7 DOZER.

April 28, 2001 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING WIRE TO THE AIR HOSE UP KEEP FROM DRAGGING.

April 5, 2001 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Midwest Coal Llc · Fall from machine

CLIMBING OFF D9 WHEN FELL HIT RIGHT KNEE ON TRACK.

March 1, 2001 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against stationary object

THE WIPERS WERE STUCK IN UP POSITION, WAS TRYING TO BRAKE LOOSE, WIPER CAME LOOSE A METAL PIECE CUT HIS HAND.

February 8, 2001 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck by falling object

WAS PATCHING CRACK ON LOADER, WHEN METAL FELL INTO EYES.

February 1, 2001 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Midwest Coal Llc · Fall onto or against objects

WAS WALKING UP STEPS, SLIPPED AND HIT HIT ELBOW ON STEPS.

2000 · 4 incidents

September 19, 2000 MO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Midwest Coal Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PUTTING BELT ON CRUSHER WHEN WRIST POPPED.

September 14, 2000 MO · Coal miner, nec MACHINERY

Midwest Coal Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS USING POWER WASHER ON MECHANICS TRUCK, SLIPPED ON MUD. POWER WASHER TIP HIT TOP OF FOOT, WATER & STEAM WENT THROUGH BOOT AND BURNT FOOT.

March 24, 2000 MO · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE

Midwest Coal Llc · Struck against a moving object

EE BACKED UP TO EDGE UNSQUARE AND RIGHT SIDE TIRES DROPPED OFF FILL. NOTHING GAVEWAY, EE APPEARED TO HAVE MISJUDGED WHERE HE WAS AT. TRUCK DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING WITH ALL SIX TIRES IN THE AIR.

March 8, 2000 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Midwest Coal Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE BOLTS OUT OF REAR END WHEN PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.