Mining Incidents

Gateway Coal

Farmington, San Juan County, NM  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 2901868

MSHA record for Gateway (mine ID 2901868). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
8
Years on record
1984–1987
Latest incident
Oct 1987
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

8 on file

1987 · 3 incidents

October 20, 1987 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HO3STING A STEERING CLUTCH AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY OUT OF A FIAT-ALAS HD-31IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE ASSEMBLY TO THE GROUND A PART FROM THE CLUTCH CAME LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEEL OF THE RT3FOOT

September 29, 1987 NM · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS BACK3NG UP IN A CLARK 275-C LOADER WHEN BACKED INTO THE HIGHWALL. I,NAME WAS APPLING THE BRAKES AT TEH TIME HE STRUCK THE HIGHWAY. I,NAME RECIEVED A SPRAIN TO THE HIP.

September 1, 1987 NM · Coal MACHINERY
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A TRACK DOZER 4AS CLEANING UP AROUND THE DRAGLINE. THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR ASSUMED THE DOZER WAS FINISH WITH THE CLEAN UP AND WAS OUT OF THE WAY. THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR SWUNG THE MA CHINE TO THE RI1HT STRIKING THE DOZER WITH THE LEFT REAR PORTION OF THE DRAGLINE HOUSE.

1986 · 3 incidents

October 28, 1986 NM · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE ALLEGES AFTE9 CLEANING THE WINDOW ON THE SCRAPER CAB, HE BEGAN HIS DESCENT AND MISJUDGED HIS HAND HOLD AND FELL ON TOP OF THE R ADIATOR CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT CHEST WALL

September 23, 1986 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP ALLEGES WHE3 HE STEPPED ON TO THE WIRE STEP ON THE SCRAPER, THE STEP MOVED WHICH TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE KNEE DIDNT BOTHER HIM INITIALLY. THE STEP LADDER THAT IS USED TO STEP UPON WAS NOT AV AILABLE 3

March 19, 1986 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 INTO ON OPEN DRAGLINE SUBSTRUCTURE DOOR CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT LEG. LIGHTING WAS NOT EDEGUATE IN THE AREA AND THE PREVIOUS SHIFT HAD LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.

1985 · 1 incident

May 31, 1985 NM · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 635 D SCRAPER REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A DOZER CUT EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SCRAPER HIT A HOLE CREATED BY THE DOZER AND IT CAUSED HIS NECK TO BECOME SORE

1984 · 1 incident

August 8, 1984 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Sunbelt Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MECHANIC WAS REPLACING THE DRAG ROPE ON THE DRUM OF 10 YD PAGE 7-25 DRAGLINE WHEN A 3/4 INCH IMPACT WRENCH SLID OF THE DRUM AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE LITTLE TOE ON THE RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND HIS S TEEL TOE COVERING.

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