Mining Incidents

Phoenix No 6Coal

Controlled by James Brakefield
Vinita, Craig County, OK · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3401757
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
30
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Oct 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

30 on file

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

While EE was using a hammer to pound a tooth keeper in on a Cat 992 Loader, a piece of metal chipped off and flew under his safety glasses and lodged in his eye requiring surgery to remove.

Struck against a moving object

While driving a 10 wheel dump truck on a muddy road, injured slid sideways & struck sollid dry road causing the truck to turn over on it's side. The injured was wearing his seat belt, but hit the door with his shoulder & fractured it. ** The injured only works part time for the mine, two days a week.**

2008 · 4 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

While welding on an end dump truck, sparks landed on the injured's clothes and caught them on fire. He suffered 1st, 2nd, & 3rd degree burns on his upper left torso from the wind blown fire.

Fall onto or against objects

While dismojnting from his bulldozer, the injury hit his elbow on a handrail and bruised it.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While moving a 6"" water hose out of the way, it snapped back into the injured's body resulting in a fractured hand and strained knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While walking across the ground, the injured took a step and turned his body but his ankle did not turn with him resulting in a fractured ankle.

2007 · 6 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An unknown event caused a hernia injury during, but on an unknown date in late 2007. No lost time or medical until the injured had an operation to correct the hernia. Off work from 2/26/08 through 4/2/2008. The injury has been determined to be a work related injury and workers comp insurance is/has handled it.

Fall from machine

Injured notified company on 10/29/07 of injury that happened sometime in July, 2007. While fueling a dozer, the injured lost his balance walking on the track and fell. He has been diagnosed with a herniated disc. Last date employee worked was 10/20/07.

Unclassified, insufficient data

EE was terminated for refusing to work. On his way off the minesite, he told the scale house lady, that allegedly, his back was hurt and he was going to the doctor. He had never before told the company of this alleged injury until after he was fired, and then only to the scale house clerk, not the boss that had just fired him.

Struck by falling object

While servicing equipment, a diesel fuel nozzle fell out of a fuel tank and hit the injured in the head over the left eye requiring stitches.

Struck by flying object

While operating his bulldozer, speck of dirt flew into his eye from the a/c vent requiring a doctor to remove the dirt from under his eye lid. No time lost or other medical treatment. returned to work on his next regular shift.

Struck against a moving object

While operating an end dump truck, the alleged injured turned the truck over. He stated many times that he was not injured and refused to go to the emergency room/doctor to be checked out. He was tired for his activities causing him to turn the truck over. Two weeks later, an attorney contacted the company claiming numerous injures. (sore back, arm, etc)

2006 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While mounting his equipment with muddy boots, the injured slipped while sitting down in his seat & twisted his body causing a strain to his back, neck, hip and leg.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured stepped off the bumper of his mechanic service truck and his knee popped, resulting in a strain/sprain to his right knee.

Struck against a moving object

No lost time until 5/1/06. No medical treatment unti 5/3/06. While backing up his bulldozer, the movement of the bulldozer jarred his back. He is receiving chiropractic treatment for the injury.

Fall from machine

While dismounting a front end loader, the injured slipped and fell to the ground and broke his leg.

2005 · 4 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE EXHAUST PIPE TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PREVENT A FALL. BY GRABBING THE PIPE HE BURNED HIS ARM AND HAND.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

No lost time or medical treatment until 11/8/05. Injured picked up a heavy tool and caused a bone chip in his back and hip area. The injured has an inherited degenerative disease that results in bone chips and injuries from lifting heavy objects. He must have surgery to remove the bone chip and rehabilitation before returning to work.

Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HIS END DUMP TRUCK ON THE DUST CONTROL WATERED ROAD, THE INJURED SLID ON THE WET ROAD INTO THE BERM AND ROLLED THE TRUCK OVER. A SMALL LACERATION IN HIS HEAD REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

Fall from machine

Employee slipped on Boom of P&H Shovel and slid into the hose/pivot area. causing bruises, cust and scrapes. Employee was transported to hospitol for observation and was released from hospital on 9-8-05

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO LOST TIME UNTIL 10/15/04. EE WAS CARRYING A 50 LB. PART INTO THE PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK THAT RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO HIS BACK AND HIP.

2003 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING FIBER BOARD DRUMS TO EMPTY INTO A HOPPER, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS BACK.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE COAL PAD, THE INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS SHOULDER.

2002 · 2 incidents

Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE STEAM CLEANING A P & H 2250 SHOVEL, THE INJURED ACCIDENTLY SWEPT THE STEAM WAND ACROSS HIS FOOT AND BURNED IT.

Fall from machine

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM UNSTOPPING THE HOPPER OF A PORTABLE CRUSHER, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON THE EQUIPMENT GUARD. THE CUT ON HIS ARM RESULTED IN 2 STITH ES.

2001 · 3 incidents

Fall from machine

WHILE HELPING INSTALL TIRE CHAINS ON A 992 LOADER, A CABLE THE INJURED WAS HOLDING SLIPPED LOOSE AND HE FELL STRAINING HIS SHOULDER AND NECK MISSED ONE DAY, WORKED TWO DAYS. AND THEN MISSED TW O ADDITIONAL DAYS FROM BEING SORE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING ON THE MINESITE, THE INJURED STEPPED ON A TIRE RUT AND STRAINED HIS ANKLE.

Fall from machine

WHILE MOUNTING HIS SERVICE TRUCK, THE INJURED MISSED THE HANDLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE. DOCTOR GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION AND SHOWED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED DAY.

2000 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED HIT THE HEADLIGHT ON HIS WATER TRUCK TO TRY TO ADJUST IT. THE LIGHT BROKE AND CUT HIS WRIST REQUIRING STITCHES.

Fall from machine

WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A TRUCK TO THE GROUND, THE INJURED STEPPED ONTO A RIDGE IN A MUD RUT THAT HAD DRIED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE ANKLE WAS WEAK FROM BREAKING IT AT ANOTHER JOB IN 1996 AND HE REFRACTURED IT.