Mining Incidents

Cravat Strip-BelmontCoal

Controlled by Michael Puskarich
Flushing, Belmont County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3300933
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
15
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Mar 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

15 on file

2007 · 2 incidents

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

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

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

Fall from machine

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

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.

(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.

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.

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.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

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

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.

Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING ON A HITACHI BACKHOE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT ELBOW

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.

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

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

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.