Mining Incidents

Wister Mine Coal

Controlled by William J Cooper
Wister Mine, Le Flore County, OK  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401740

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
21
Years on record
1993–1998
Latest incident
Sep 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

21 on file

1998 · 1 incident

September 4, 1998 OK · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE HELPING TEAR DOWN A BULK ANFO STORAGE TANK, THE INJURED STEPPED ON AN I BEAM AND IT ROLLED OVER ONTO THE TOP OF HIS OTHER FOOT BREAKING A BONE ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

1997 · 4 incidents

August 27, 1997 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE LIFTING THE HOOD ON A WATER WAGON, THE INJURED HIT THE MIRROR WITH HIS ELBOW, BROKE IT, AND CUT HIS ELBOW WITH THE BOKEN GLASS, REQUIRING STITCHES.

June 3, 1997 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING THE WATER TRUCK, THE INJURED ENTERED A ROUGH AREA, BOUNCING HIM AROUND AND JARRING HIS BODY LOST TIME STARTED THREE DAYS LAATER DUE OT SORENESS.

June 3, 1997 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON A WATER PUMP, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.

February 8, 1997 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HIS BULLDOZER, THE INJURED HIT A ROCK AND THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT JARRING HIM CAUSING DIARRHEA, HEMROIDS AND BLOOD CLOTHS.

1996 · 4 incidents

October 29, 1996 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKED UP TO THE HIGHWALL ON THE PIT FLOOR, WAITING FOR HIS TURN TO BE LOADED, A ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL FACE INTO HIS END DUMP BED. THE ACTION CAUSED THE INJURED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON T HE AIR CONDITIONER JAMMING HIS NECK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

March 21, 1996 OK · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISMOUNTING FROM HIS LOADER, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.

February 13, 1996 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HIS END DUMP TRUCK, THE INJURED HIT A HOLE AND JARRED HIS BACK.

January 12, 1996 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE HELPING TO START A 6"DIESEL WATER PUMP, THE PUMP BACKFIRED & BLEW THE AIR FILTER OFF, STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE FOREHEAD, REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

1995 · 6 incidents

November 6, 1995 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE DISMOUNTING ON THE LADDER OF HIS END DUMP TRUCK, THE INJURED SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF WILTH HIS ARMS & STRAINED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

October 8, 1995 OK · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Fall from machine

WHILE HELPING START A 6"DIESEL POWERED WATER PUMP, THE INJURED SLIPPED WILE STANDING ON THE TRAILER FRAME AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE INJURED HAS A BROKEN RIB.

September 22, 1995 OK · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

WHILE PUSHING RIPPED ROCK OFF A COAL SEAM WITH A BULLDOZER EVIDENTLY THE HEAT FROM THE FRICTION OF THE PUSH OR A SPARK EDUSED BY THE PUSH IGNITED A SMALL POCKET OF METHANE GAS THE FIRE BURNED 3-5 MINUTES ON THE ROCK & COAL BEFORE IT WENT OUT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE

March 8, 1995 OK · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck by falling object

WHLE PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS A RADIAL STACKER/CRUSHR OPERATORS, AN IRON BAR USED TO PRY LOOSE AND/OR BREAK LUMPS OF COAL FELL AND HIT THE INJURED ON THE ANKLE/FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE.

January 15, 1995 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING A SIDE WINDOW DOWN, THE GLASS POPPED OUT OF THE FRAME, FELL TO THE FLOOR AND BROKE. A SMAL FRAGMENT OF GLASS GOT INTO EE'S EYE CAUSING MINOR IRRITATION AND/OR SCRATCH.

1994 · 4 incidents

December 17, 1994 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP A RAMP IN TOO HIGH OF A GEAR. THE TRUCK PONERED OUT AND KILLED THE ENGINE. THE INJURED THE TRUCK DRIVER ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACK DOWN THE RAMP APPROX. 20 FT AND INTO THE BERM WHERE IT TURNED OVER IN IT SIDE BRUISING THE INJURED ELBOW.

September 29, 1994 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STRETCHING OUT TO PICK UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF ANTI-FREEZE THE INJURED EXTENDED HIMSELF TOO FAR & STRAINED HIS BACK

March 9, 1994 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER, THE INJURED'S END DUMP SLIDE SIDEWAYS & OVERTURNED. HE CUT HIS ARM REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES.

January 5, 1994 OK · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE RAISING A 30FT ALUMINUM WATER PIPE OVERHEAD TO KNOCK DIRT OUT THE INJURED & A SECOND MAN MADE CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES THE INJURED RECEIVED A BURN ON HIS HAND & A TOE THE SECON D MAN SUFFERED NO INJURIES THE INJURED CAME DOWNWITH THE FLU WHILE OFF & THE DOC WONT RELEASE HIM YET DUE TO THE FLU

1993 · 2 incidents

November 18, 1993 OK · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Farrell-Cooper Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING TO CLEAR SOME TREES AND BRUSH A TREE LIMB KICKED BACK AND POKED THE INJURED IN THE EYE RESULTING IN A SCRATCHED EYE. NO WORK WAS MISSED UNTIL THE SCRATCH BECAME INFECTED AND REQU IRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.