Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee stepping off the auger to hook flite, and turn off conveyor, stepped on ground 1' to 1 1/2' below, twisted right ankle. Ordinary operating conditions/no abnormalities noted.
Auger #3Coal
Valley Mining Inc · Surface
Controlled by Mary J Brown
Elkton, Columbiana County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304216
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2005–2007
- Latest incident
- Jan 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2007 · 1 incident
2005 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Employee was hooking auger flights up when a rock came loose from the highwall and came down and struck him on the left hand.