Mining Incidents

Rayle River TerminalCoal

Rayle Coal Company · Facility
Controlled by John Nicolozakes
Bellaire, Belmont County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304232
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
10
Years on record
2001–2003
Latest incident
Nov 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

10 on file

2003 · 4 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

THE EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO THE WALKWAY AT THE GOB BIN. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE AND HE STRUCK HIS SHIN AGAINST THE STEP.

Fall down stairs

EE WAS WALKING UP STEPS TO SAMPLE BLDG WHEN HE CAUGHT THE BOTTOM OF HIS PANT LEG ON THE STEP AND TRIPPED, THEN FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

Flash burns (welding)

WHILE HELPING TWO WELDERS HOLD DOWN A BEAM TO BE WELDED, EE GOT WELDER'S FLASH TO HIS EYES. EE WAS NOT WEARING REQUIRED SAFETY GLASSES.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE AROUND CRUSHER AREA WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from ladders

EE WAS WORKING BEHIND THE ELECTRICAL BLDG AT THE WASH PLANT. HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS IN PREPARATION TO DO WELDING REPAIRS. WHILE DECENDING THE LADDER. BEFORE IT WAS TIED OFF, THE LADDER KICKED OUT AT THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE EE TO FALL APPROX. 15'

2001 · 5 incidents

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING D9 DOZER AT STOCKPILE AREA WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE DOZER'S TRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHIFTING BARGE WHEN A TIE OFF ROPE SNAPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Struck against a moving object

MACK COAL TRUCK WITH DUMP TRAILOR TURNED OVER ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL AT THE RAYLE RIVER TERMINAL IN BELLAIRE, OHIO.

Struck against a moving object

TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP COAL INTO A COAL BIN, WHEN THE DUMP TRAILER SHIFTED WHILE IT WAS BEING RAISE, CAUSING THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TO ROLL ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE VEHICLE IS OW NED BY GMP TRUCKING SERVICE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING ON A BOAT RUBDDER. THE RUDDER NEEDED TO BE TURNED OVER. OTHER EE WAS HELPING TO LIFT THE RUDDER WHEN I FELT A PULL IN MY LOWER BACK.