Merco Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPL UNLOADING 55 GAL DRUM.LOST CONTROL OF DRUM AND IT FELL ON HIS LEG BELOW KNEE.
Merco Strip #2 Coal
Merco Mining Inc
· Surface
Controlled by
Merckle Manford
Vinton,
Gallia County,
OH
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303581
MSHA record for Merco Strip #2 (mine ID 3303581). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Jun 1986
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1986 · 1 incident
1984 · 1 incident
February 6, 1984
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Merco Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A HOIST CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED ON A R35 ROCK TRUCK THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS PINNED FOR SAFETY AFTER FINISHING THE JOB THE MECHANIC HAD A HELPER START THE TRUCK AND MOVE THE BED TO FREE THE SAFETY PINS AFTER THE FIRST PIN WAS REMOVED THE LAST WAS BEING PULLED WHEN THE BED MOVED FORCING THE PIN AGAINST THE BED CATCHING THE FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN AND BED CUTTING PART OF TH
1983 · 1 incident
Merco Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
WATER PUMP ALLOWED TO PUMP DRY CAUSING AIR LOCKL,MAKING PUMP HOT.WHEN EMPL SHUT PUMP DOWN,WATER IN HOSE FORCED HOSE OFF PUMP BURNING EMPLYEE
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