Mining Incidents

Barrs Mill Strip Coal

Gex Hardy Inc · Surface
Sugarcreek, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3301820

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
1984–1986
Latest incident
May 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

1986 · 2 incidents

May 8, 1986 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gex Hardy Inc · Struck by flying object

USING SLEDGE HA4MER TO REMOVE TOOTH FROM LOADER BUCKET WHEN PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF TOOTH AND HIT UPPER RIGHT CHEST.

March 31, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gex Hardy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A DOOR ON THE 8HOP CLOSED ON HIS ARM

1985 · 7 incidents

December 23, 1985 OH · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gex Hardy Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WASUSING A S5EDGE HAMMER TO POUND A STEEL ROLLER ON THE TOP STAND WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF OF THE ROLLER & LODGED IN HIS RT EYE

October 21, 1985 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gex Hardy Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF T HE LOADER TO CHECK THE HEATER PLUG ON THE ENGINE THE STEPS ON THE SIDE OF LOADER ARE CUT OFF SO HE HAD NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO OR STEP ON TO CLIMB HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP BY HOLDING ONTO SIDE OF HOOD AND TRYING TO STEP ONTO A TIRE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AROUND FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND

September 18, 1985 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Gex Hardy Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIS BACK BECAME SORE & PAINFUL FROM SUDDEN HEAVY JOLTING OF HIS TRUCK BEING LOADED FAST & ROUGH BY THE LOADER OPERATOR

June 25, 1985 OH · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gex Hardy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

USING A TRUCK HOIST WITH A CHAIN TO LIFT A COUNDERWEIGHT ON A FRONT-END LOADER THE LOAD SHIFTED IN CHAIN PINCHING HIS L HAND BETWEEN WEIGHT& FRAME OF THE LOADER

June 21, 1985 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Gex Hardy Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS CLEANING COAL WITH A FRONT -END LOADER WHEN HE SAW SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS FALL DOWN FROM THE HIGHWALL BESIDE HIM & STRUCK HIS LOADER.FEARINGMORE HIGH WALL WOULD COME DOWN HE LEFT HIS CAB & JUMPED OUT OF THE LOADER ONTO THE CLEANED COAL; INJURING HIS BACK.

April 8, 1985 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Gex Hardy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

KING TO A TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS PARKED BESIDE THE DOZER. THE TRUCK COASTED FORWARD AND INWARD TOWARDS THE DOZER CRUSHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DOZER DOOR AND THE RAILING AROUND THE CATWALK ON TH E TRUCK.

February 21, 1985 OH · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gex Hardy Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP WITH HIS HANDS FULL OF TOOLS HE TRIPPED OVER BEARING RACES LAYING ON THE FLOOR. HE FELL TO T HE GROUND ON HIS TAILBONE. HE GOT UP & FELT A PAIN IN HIS B ACK WHICH KEPT HIM OFF OF WORK SINCE.

1984 · 1 incident

July 25, 1984 OH · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gex Hardy Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF MOTOR OIL WITH HIS ARMS EXENTED FOR BALANCE. HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND FELL DOWN, TWISTING HIS BACK WHICH CAUSED THE PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.