Mining Incidents

Tiger MineCoal

Midwest Coal Llc · Surface
Hume, Bates County, MO · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2302163
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
18
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Sep 2001
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

18 on file

2001 · 14 incidents

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.

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.

Struck against stationary object

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

Contact with heat

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

Fall onto or against objects

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

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING METAL.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING ON D9 PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE.

Struck by flying object

MOVING BATTERY TO GET BOOSTER CABLE WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP.

Fall from machine

GETTING OFF D7 DOZER.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING WIRE TO THE AIR HOSE UP KEEP FROM DRAGGING.

Fall from machine

CLIMBING OFF D9 WHEN FELL HIT RIGHT KNEE ON TRACK.

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.

Struck by falling object

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

Fall onto or against objects

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

2000 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PUTTING BELT ON CRUSHER WHEN WRIST POPPED.

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.

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.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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