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Pollyanna #6 Coal

Controlled by Craig K Jackson
Poteau, Le Flore County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401707

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
1991–2000
Latest incident
Sep 2000
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
53
citations
45
significant & substantial
$6,978
proposed penalties
$2,528
paid to date
36% of proposed penalties paid to date — a $4,450 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
18
inspections on record
277
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 277 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘ Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2002 Q3 1,380 0 0 0.0
2002 Q2 2,777 1 0 360.1
2002 Q1 2,360 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 2,635 1 1 379.5
2001 Q3 2,153 0 0 0.0
2001 Q2 3,574 1 0 279.8
2001 Q1 0 0 0
2000 Q4 2,916 1 1 342.9
Show 3 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2000 Q3 12,782 31 29 2425.3
2000 Q2 12,032 2 2 166.2
2000 Q1 11,653 16 12 1373.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2000 · 3 incidents

September 6, 2000 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Georges Colliers Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS STEAM CLEANING SOME EQUIPMENT AND SPRAY NOZZLE GOT CAUGHT IN BOOT ALLOWING HOT WATER TO SPRAY ON FOOT.

June 27, 2000 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Georges Colliers Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING DOWNHILL EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN BUTTHERE WAS A HOLE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS FOOTAGE AND THREW HIM OFF BALANCE. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

June 10, 2000 OK · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Georges Colliers Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING CAT 769B END DUMP DOWN AN INCLINE, EE HIT A SLICK SPOT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT A BERM CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER. THE EE RECEIVED BRUISES ON ARM AND CHES T FROM THE TRUCK BATTERY. RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING WHICH PRODUCE THE SLICK CONDITIONS.

1999 · 4 incidents

October 15, 1999 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Georges Colliers Inc · Fall from machine

TRACTOR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR ON A STEEP SLOPE AND HE JUMPED OFF AND HIT THE GROUND.

August 12, 1999 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Georges Colliers Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BULLDOZING TREES AND GOT STUNG SEVERAL TIMES BY BEES.

August 10, 1999 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Georges Colliers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO HOLD A DOOR UP AND IT BENT HIM BACKWARDS OVER A BOLT BIN.

January 7, 1999 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Georges Colliers Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRAGLINE WALKING WENT OVER AN IRREGULAR SURFACE JARRING MACHINE. EE WAS BOUNCED SLIGHTLY INTO THE CONTROL ROOM WALL. HIS HEAD, JUST BELOW HIS HELMENT STRUCK THE WALL. HIS HEAD JUST BELOW HIS HELMET STRUCK THE WALL INFLICTING THE INJURY.

1998 · 2 incidents

October 26, 1998 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Georges Colliers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUNCHING HOLES IN SKIRTING, WITH HAMMER AND SMASHED LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

1996 · 2 incidents

April 25, 1996 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Heatherly Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON COME-A-LONG HANDLE WHILE WORKING ON DRAGLINE.

March 23, 1996 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Heatherly Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE CO. DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THEEE ALLEGES THAT WHEN THE END LOADER DUMPED THE SECOND BUCKET OF COAL IN HIS TRUCK, HIS BACK POPPED. STATEMENTS BY THE ALLEGED VICTIM TO OTHE R EES REVEALED THIS WAS A CON GAME TO DRAW WORKMAN'S COMP. THIS IS THE REASON FOR THE LATE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT.

1991 · 1 incident