HE WAS LIFTING A HEATER THAT HE WAS INSTALLING IN THE DRAGLINE WHEN HIS LEGS STARTING TINGLING AND HURTING.
Gail Mine Coal
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
Reportable incidents
14 on file1992 · 4 incidents
STEPPED OFF DRAGLINE AND STEPPED ON LUMP OF DIRT AND TURNED ANKLE.
DRAG CABLE BROKE AND A PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
HELPING INSTALL TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE DRAGLINE USING A COME-ALONG WHEN EMPL STRAINED HIMSELF.
1991 · 8 incidents
CHANGING CABLES ON DRAGLINE. CABLE BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
WORKING ON A WATER PUMP TRYING TO GET IT STARTED,GOT RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN MOTOR.
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.
HE SLIPPED & TRIED TO GRAB AHOLD OF SOMETHING & WHEN HE DID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
HE WAS DRIVING A PIN BACK INTO THE TRAVEL CHAIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO HAND.
CHUNK OF STEEL CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM MECHANIC WORK ON BRAKE PADS ON LIMA DRAGLINE
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.
NOTIFIED BY DOCTOR ON AUGUST 18,1991 THAT INJURED WAS SUFFERING FROM CONATCT DERMATITIS.
1990 · 1 incident
BLOWING OFF CATWALK AND SOMETHING WENT INTO EYE.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPL WAS HAMMERING ON A PIN PIECE OF THE STEEL PIN CHIPPED ON AND CUT HIM
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