Mining Incidents

Cravat Strip-Belmont Coal

Controlled by Michael Puskarich
Flushing, Belmont County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300933

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
13
citations
5
significant & substantial
$1,463
proposed penalties
$1,463
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
2008 Q2 0 0 0
2008 Q1 0 0 0
2007 Q4 1,967 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 3,570 0 0 0.0
2007 Q2 3,257 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 21,821 0 0 0.0
2006 Q4 23,178 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 19,040 1 0 52.5
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

March 7, 2007 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was refueling a water pump when the diesel fuel oil splashed back into his eyes.

February 13, 2007 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee parked the end-dump truck he was operating and was walking to his personal vehicle. He slipped on the snow and fell on his left wrist in the parking area of a surface mine site.

2006 · 7 incidents

December 14, 2006 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee had dismounted a bull dozer and slipped on some frosty grass falling on his right side.

June 2, 2006 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was assisting in the tear down and loading of D10N dozer onto a lowboy. The ROPS structure was removed and was being placed on the rear deck of the lowboy. As the structure was set down a lifting chain came loose and struck the employee.

April 10, 2006 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Cravat Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE OFF ROAD TRUCK HE WAS GOING TO OPERATE WHEN AN INSIDE TIRE OFF A PARKED TRUCK BLEW-UP CAUSING A LOUD NOISE.

April 3, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was checking fluid levels on a O&K hydralic shovel, when he slipped and fell against his left wrist, spraining it.

March 29, 2006 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling a backhoe counter weight on a roll-back truck, when the chain broke causing the tow cable to strike the EE in the mouth.

January 25, 2006 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing up the dozer and felt a sharp pain in his left knee.

January 25, 2006 OH · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE was assisting a mechanic working on a D-10 dozer. As the EE was climbing up to the cab he grabbed a floorboard laying on teh track and lost his balance falling backward on his left hip.

2005 · 4 incidents

September 9, 2005 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was dismounting a cat d-11 dozer when his right foot slipped off the push arm causing him to slip and wrench injured his back.

March 10, 2005 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was climbing on the backhoe when his foot slipped and he fell on his side on the tracks of the backhoe.

February 21, 2005 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Mechanic was unloading a water pump with a mechanic's truck and hydraulic crane. When the mechanic set the pump down he slipped on the mud and caught his left hand in the lift bar on the pump and smashed his finger.

2004 · 1 incident

October 13, 2004 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A ROLL OFF TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED TO FALL. HE GRABBED THE HAND HOLD WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING A BAD SPRAIN.

2001 · 1 incident

April 21, 2001 OH · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A AREA TO PUT TOPSOIL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN TOPSOIL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CALF AREA OF HIS LEG.