Mining Incidents

Oak HillMetal/Nonmetal

Oak Hill, Jackson County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300178
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
2
Years on record
2001–2010
Latest incident
May 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

2 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Operator called in to shop that his truck was running hot, the shop foreman told him to check the coolant level in the tank, if it was full he would send a mechanic to fix the problem. The operator decided on his own to remove the radiator cap. He was sprayed on the back with antifreeze and got 1st and 2nd degree burns on his right shoulder.

2001 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, WHO IS THE OPERATOR OF THE SECONDARY PLANT, HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE WEST SCREEN. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE AND UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCREEN WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY A BROKEN V BELT. THE BELT WAS GUARDED BUT WHEN IT HAD BROKEN IT HAD WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT AND WAS TURNING SO FAST IT WAS NOT VISIBLE AND WAS FLAPPING OUTSIDE OF THE GUARD WHICH ALLOWED IN TO COME I