Mining Incidents

Rice #5 (Strip) Coal

R & F Coal Company · Surface
Quaker City, Guernsey County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3302688

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1983–1997
Latest incident
Nov 1997
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q2 0 0 0

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 3, 1986 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY
R & F Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS WORK3NG THE MACHINE ON A BENCH GRUBBING TREES WHEN IT APPARENTLY SLID OFF THE BENCH DOWN A 35 FT EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER ON SIDE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TRAMMING THE MACHINE BACK TO PARKING AREA3

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

1997 · 2 incidents

November 11, 1997 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM A PICKUP CAB AT THE MINE SITE AND FELT HIS KNEE GIVE OUT. HE FELT PAIN IN THE KNEE BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. FOLLOWING HIS SHIFT HE WAS TREATED BYA CHIROPRACTOR FOR THE KNEE PAIN. HE RETURNED TO WORK HSI NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

January 21, 1997 OH · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON A 375 KOMATSU BULLDOZER. AS HE LIFTED A USED CUTTING EDGE TO PLACE IT IN THE BED OF HIS MAINTEANCE TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN DIMINSHE D SHORTLY BUT WAS FELT AGAIN LATER IN HIS SHIFT WHILE PERFORMING ANOTHER TASK. THE NEXT MORNING HE CONTINUED TO FELL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND PAIN RADIATING DOWN HIS LEG. HE WENT TO A PHYSI

1991 · 1 incident

November 25, 1991 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
R & F Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MECHANIC REMOVING BRACE FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER.ATTACHED HOOK FROM CRANE TO HANDHOLD PREVIOUSLY WELDED TO PUSH ARM,THEN GRABBED THE OTHER END OF HANDHOLD TO MOVE THE BRACE BACK & FORTH TO FREE IT FROM PUSH ARM.HOISTED IT WITH THE CRANE.WHILE LIFTING THE BRACE,THE HOOK SLID ACROSS HANDHOLD AND PINCHED THUMB,LACERATED THUMB.

1988 · 1 incident

February 12, 1988 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
R & F Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A CAT D9L DOZER IN PIT-LEFT TRACK RAN UP ON A ROCK AND HE FELT JOSTLED IN CAB WHILE THEN BACKING UP.WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR.

1987 · 3 incidents

September 19, 1987 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Fall from machine

MOUNTING CAT DO1ER,RIGHT FOOT WAS ON PUSH ARM,LEFT FOOT TO STEP ON TRACK.FOOT SLIPPED,HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT,STRIKING RIGHT KNEE.THIS CAUSED HIMTO FALL BACKWARDS WITH RIGHT LEG CATCHING BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND D2ZER,TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. STRAINED LIGAMENTS,RIGHT KNEE.

June 23, 1987 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & F Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME PARKED T2E TRUCK AND NEEDED THE PUMP MOVED TO THE LEFT 3/4 IN WHEN HE PULLED ON THE PUMP HITCH IT DROPPED ONTO THE TRUCK HITCH SMASHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

April 28, 1987 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME AND I.NA4E HOOKING UP 2'' TOW CABLE TO PULL DOZER OUT OF MUD.FELT PAIN IN BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS.WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR 5-1-87.

1986 · 1 incident

November 7, 1986 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
R & F Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HEAVY EQUIPMENT3OPERATOR WAS OPERATING TS24 PAN WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED IN A HOLE BOUNCING OPERATOR IN SEAT.HE WAS WEARING DEATBELT.REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 11/10/86.1ST DAY MISSED WAS 1 1/13/86,ETC. 3

1985 · 3 incidents

March 25, 1985 OH · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
R & F Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE LIFTING STEERING CLUTCH AND BRAKE SHOE UP AND OUT OF CAT D9G DOZER I.NAME AND I.NAME SAW THE CLUTCH WAS CROOKED I.NAME STARTED TO LET IT BACK DOWN WITH THE TRUCK BOOM SO THEY COULD REHO OK THE CLUTCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE BRAKE I.NAME GRABBED FOR THE CLUTCH BUT IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIM THE CLUTCH FELL AGAINST THE FRAME MASHING HI HAND BETWEEN THEM 4TH FINGER DISTAL JOINT AMPUTAT

March 18, 1985 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME WAS REPLACING PLANETARY ON TS24 PUSHING WITH HIS RT LEG AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE JOINT

February 28, 1985 OH · Coal drill operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
R & F Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED DOWN FROM STEPS ON DRILL ONTO ROCK, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING TO GROUND AND TWISTED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THEY HAD BEEN DRILLING TEST CORES ON THE PROPERTY.

1983 · 2 incidents

October 26, 1983 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Fall from machine

WEATHER WAS DRY OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON MICH 475 LOADER AT END OF WORK SHIFT CARRYING LUNCH BUCKET & THERMOS WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HIT LAST STEP IT SWUNG UNDER LOADER AT THIS TIME HE LO ST HAND CONTACT WITH HANDRAIL THROWING HIM BACKWARDS & SPRAINING RT ANKLE XRAYS SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES

October 12, 1983 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING LAST BOLT FROM CAT BACKHOE PRIOR TO REMOVING MOTOR WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE PERMITTING IT TO BREAK FREETHUS SNAPPING RT WRIST CAUSING SEVERE SPRAIN