Mining Incidents

Rice #4 (Strip) Coal

R & F Coal Company · Surface
Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3303929

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1988
Latest incident
May 1988
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
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1988 · 3 incidents

May 16, 1988 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPING ON DOZER TILT CYLINDER TO CHECK WATER IN RADIATOR FOOT SLIPPED AND OPERATOR DID A SPLIT WITH HIS LEGS.

April 20, 1988 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
R & F Coal Company · Struck by falling object

LAYING ON BACK UNDER BACKHOE BURING BROKEN BOLT OUT OF ROLLER MOUNT. WORE GOGGLES WHILE BURNING. LAID TORCH ASIDE AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND REMOVED GLASSES TO SEE BETTER. SOMETHING DROPPED INTO HIS EYE. WHEN HE FELT PAIN AND SORENESS THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO REMOVED A PIECE OF EMBEDDED STEEL FROM EYE AND GAVE HIM PRESCIPTION EYE DROPS.

March 10, 1988 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I. NAME AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE INSTALLING A POND CURTAIN. THE OTHER PERSON WAS HOLDING ONE END OF T HE CURTAIN AND I. NAME WAS PULLING IT ACROSS THE WATER. IT SEEMED TO BE HEAVY WHEN HE WAS PULLING IT . HE DOES NOT THINK HE SLIPPED BUT UPON COMPLETING THE JOB HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK..SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.

1987 · 2 incidents

July 29, 1987 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Fall from machine

OP WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO PUT MOTOR OIL IN ENGINE VIA QUICK COUPLER ATTACHMENT. HE HAD DIFFICULTY ATTACHING THE EXTENSION TO COUPKER. AS HE STOOD UPRIGHT AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY HOOKING ATTACHMENT HE LOST HIS BA5ANCE FALLING BACKWARDS FROM THE KOMATSU #455 TRACK TO THE GROUND. TORN RIB CARTILAGE RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.

April 9, 1987 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OCCUPATIONAL IN4URY-SURGERY FOR CARPAL SYNDROME ON APRIL 9,1987.

1986 · 1 incident

December 3, 1986 OH · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Fall from ladders

HE WAS TACKING3TWO PIECES OF CULVERT PIPE TOGETHER AND POSITIONED ON TOP PART OF PIPE WHILE WELDING DESCENDING FROM PIPE HE PLACED LEFT FOOT ON TOP STEP OF 3 FT LADDER WHICH WAS PLACED AGAINS T SIDE OF PIPE 5ND SLIPPED FROM STEP HE FELL FROM PIPE AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF BACK ON WELDERS TRUCK BUMPER AND THEN STRUCK GROUND

1985 · 1 incident

February 13, 1985 OH · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & F Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING INTO DAVEY DRILL TRUCK TO PULL IT FORWARD HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING HIS BACK TO GO OUT

1984 · 1 incident

December 18, 1984 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & F Coal Company · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS DRIVING A PIN WHICH WAS PART WAY OUT-BACK INTO RIPPER TOOTH WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND IMBEDDED IT SELF INTO FRONT OF NECK NEAR ADAMS APPLE

1983 · 1 incident

September 7, 1983 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
R & F Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

ROCK FROM HIGHWALL FELL STRIKING RIGHT SIDE OF LOADER,IMPACT CAUSED EMPL TO BE THROWN ABOUT IN CAB.