Mining Incidents

Gail Mine Coal

K & R Coal Company · Surface
Controlled by Roger E Dahlgren
Stigler, Haskell County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401351

MSHA record for Gail Mine (mine ID 3401351). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
14
Years on record
1989–1992
Latest incident
Oct 1992
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

14 on file

1992 · 4 incidents

October 26, 1992 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING A HEATER THAT HE WAS INSTALLING IN THE DRAGLINE WHEN HIS LEGS STARTING TINGLING AND HURTING.

August 29, 1992 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
K & R Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED OFF DRAGLINE AND STEPPED ON LUMP OF DIRT AND TURNED ANKLE.

July 22, 1992 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRAG CABLE BROKE AND A PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.

June 4, 1992 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K & R Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING INSTALL TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE DRAGLINE USING A COME-ALONG WHEN EMPL STRAINED HIMSELF.

1991 · 8 incidents

December 23, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CABLES ON DRAGLINE. CABLE BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

December 20, 1991 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON A WATER PUMP TRYING TO GET IT STARTED,GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN MOTOR.

November 26, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K & R Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE PUTTING GUARDS ON THE LIGHT PLANT. HE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 1-14-92. HE THEN SAW A CHIROPRACTOR. SINCE HE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR WHEN IT HAPPENED, THIS FORM WAS NO T FILLED OUT UNTIL NOW.

November 2, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
K & R Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SLIPPED & TRIED TO GRAB AHOLD OF SOMETHING & WHEN HE DID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

July 7, 1991 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DRIVING A PIN BACK INTO THE TRAVEL CHAIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO HAND.

June 19, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHUNK OF STEEL CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM MECHANIC WORK ON BRAKE PADS ON LIMA DRAGLINE

June 19, 1991 OK · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUR-REQUIRED 3 STITCHES IN RIGHT ARM.WAS INJURED BY METAL DOOR THAT WAS OPENED WHILE CHECKING PARTS-DOOR FELL AND HUT ARM,CUTTING IT.

May 1, 1991 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
K & R Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

NOTIFIED BY DOCTOR ON AUGUST 18,1991 THAT INJURED WAS SUFFERING FROM CONATCT DERMATITIS.

1990 · 1 incident

November 27, 1990 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
K & R Coal Company · Struck by flying object

BLOWING OFF CATWALK AND SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE.

1989 · 1 incident

November 8, 1989 OK · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
K & R Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS HAMMERING ON A PIN PIECE OF THE STEEL PIN CHIPPED ON AND CUT HIM

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