Rankin Mine has had no fatalities among 9 reportable incidents since 1983.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1995 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 5 | |
| 1993 | 5 | |
| 1992 | 4 | |
| 1991 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 7 | |
| 1989 | 11 | 35,387 |
| 1988 | 11 | 36,136 |
| 1987 | 8 | 37,077 |
| 1986 | 11 | 68,068 |
| 1985 | 11 | 28,018 |
| 1984 | 10 | 53,411 |
| 1983 | 11 | 30,940 |
WHILE DRAINING WATER PUMP HOSE ON SPOIL BANK LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON SLOPE TWISTING ANKLE
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER, STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL WHICH TOPPLED, CAUSING SPRAIN & TORN LIGAMENTS TO LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE OPERATING PAN SCRAPER LARGE ROCK DISLODGED FROM PAN IN THE DUMPING PROCESS AND PAN SCRAPER WHEEL RAN OVER THE SAME CAUSING PAN TO BUMP RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO LOWER ABCK.
WHILE OPERATING3PAN WITH DEFECTIVE TIRE CAUSING MACHINE TO BUMP WHILE RUNNING, DEVELOPED HERNIA ON LEFT SIDE
WHILE MOVING OI5 DRUM IN WET PICKUP BED, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED UNDER DRUM CAUSING BRUISE TO ARCH OF FOOT.
WELDING DRAGLINE CHAINS AFTER WELDING CHAINS LIFTED CHAINS UP & DROPPED THEM AND CHAINS CRASHED TOGETHER WHERE WELDED AND SLAG OR DIRT FLEW OFF AND INTO LEFT EYE.
STOPPED HIS DOZER GOT OFF AND WALKED OVER TO DRAGLINE TO TALK TO DRAGLINE OPERATOR ABOUT WORK DETAILS STOOPED DOWN UNDER CAT WALK AND THEN RAISED UP TOO SOON BUMPING HIS HEAD ON DRAGLINE STEPS KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF CUTTING GASH ON TOP OF HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE.
REPAIRING DRAGLINE TRAVEL CHAIN,OPERATOR WAS DRIVING PIN IN CHAIN LINK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER,EMPL WAS HOLDING STRIKING BAR.HAMMER GLANCED OFF BAR AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE WALKING ON CATWALK OF AC745 HILIFT WHICH HE WAS OPERATING FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST A HEADLIGHT OF THE HILIFT