Miner was pulling 4" hose up steep bank and his right knee popped out of place then popped back in. Went to take another step and right knee popped out again. Miner waited a little bit and rested the knee, went back to work. Miner states his right knee has been hurting ever since, and on 7/11/09 he sought medical treatment in hospital ER.
E N Z Mining Coal
Valley Mining, Inc.
· Surface
Controlled by
Mary J Brown
Magnolia,
Stark County,
OH
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304244
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2009
- Latest incident
- Jul 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
4
citations
0
significant & substantial
$400
proposed penalties
$400
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Q2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q1 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,020 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2009 · 3 incidents
July 3, 2009
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Contract driller equipment dust box was not secured. When mast was lowered, the vibration caused the bottom portion of dust box to fall, striking miner on right shoulder.
January 28, 2009
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Mining, Inc. · Fall from machine
While trying to keep the fuel pump motor running, employee had to climb onto Fuel Truck to start. Employee slipped and fell off back of Fuel Truck onto his right side. There was a significant sleet accumulation and freezing rain during this shift. Employee was seriously injured. Fractured Collarbone, sternum, 1 fractured rib, 2 fractured back vertebra.