Mining Incidents

Benjamin No 10 Strip Mine Coal

Controlled by David J Benjamin
Lockvale, Indiana County, PA  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3605653

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
34
Years on record
1983–1989
Latest incident
Feb 1989
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

34 on file

1989 · 1 incident

February 11, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING A UNIVERSAL JOINT ON A FRONT END LOADER, HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH, AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.

1987 · 4 incidents

December 18, 1987 PA · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL CLIMBING UP INTO TRUCK CAB OF DRILL TO PULL IT AHEAD.LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND HE HANDLANDED ON LOWER BACKSIDE.

September 4, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS FI5LING IN PONDS & DITCHES WITH A BULLDOZER WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP BULLDOZER OVER UNEVEN GROUND SUCH AS ROCKS & STUMPS I HAD MY HEAD TURNED TO LEFT LOOKING BACK & AS I PULLED AHE AD MY NECK CRAC5ED WHIPLASH TYPE

July 28, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP WENT TO TH9 TRUCK TO PICK UP HIS TOLS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RELINING THE SWINGER BANDS ON THE DRAGLINE, HE STARTED TO CLIMB UP ON THE CAT TRACK, AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND H IS R RT PANT LEG CAU1HT ON THE TRACK AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG AND T WISTED HIS LEG

May 27, 1987 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP COMPLAINED 5BOUT THE SEAT IN THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING THAT THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND THE PADDING IN THE SEAT WAS SMASHED & LOPSIDED THIS SITUATION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED PAIN I N THE BACK AREA3OF THE EMPLOYEE , THIS SEAT WAS CHECKING OUT AND REPLACED, FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 6-15-87

1986 · 4 incidents

November 6, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by falling object

BULLDOZER OPERA7OR WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC AND INSTALLING A RADIATOR PIPE TO THE ENGINE, THE PIPE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND FELL ON TO HIS LEFT ARM, AND FRACTURING IT

October 6, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING UNDER D10#6 BULLDOZER & KNEELING ON STONES FOR TWO DAYS & CAUSED A BRUISE ON HIS LEFT LEG FIRST MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ON 101486

August 7, 1986 PA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A DRILL RIG WHEN THE TOP LEFT LIGHT ON THE BOOM FELL AND HIT ANY HARD HAT AND FELL ON MY LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING AN INJURY TO MY SHOULDER.

March 8, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE OPERATOR ON3BULLDOZER WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC TIGHTEN THE BOLTS ON THE ROLLERS ON THE BULLDOZER & FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER STOMACH AREA - THE INJURED WAS PULLING ON 6" DRIVE WRENCH & A P IPE ON THE WREN7H

1985 · 1 incident

April 8, 1985 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Benjamin Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STANDING ON PLATFORM ON LOADER TO LIFT OVERHEAD LINES FOR MACHINE TO GO UNDER.OPERATOR TURNED MACHINE TO THE RIGHT,INJ FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG BECAME LODGED BETWEEN RUNNING BNOARD AND FRONT E ND OF LOADER.

1984 · 11 incidents

August 1, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE SLEDGING SEGMENTS ON DG#65 A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT ARM.

June 21, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

NO LOST IME, NO MEDICAL ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED IN LOST TIME AS OF 7-2-84. INITIAL TREATMENT ON 6-30-84. EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT ELBOW ON LADDER WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF MACHINE. THIS ACCIDENT DID NO T INVOLVE A VIOLATION OF RULES, REGULATIONS, MINE EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS, JOB SKILLS, MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING, ATTITUDE OR PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR DEVICES. (MEDICAL SLIP ATTACHED) RECURRENCE.

June 13, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ON 6-13-84 WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO PUT HTE TRACCK BACK ON THE DOZER AT #88 JOB HE SLIPPED & FELL & INJURED HIS BACK & RIGHT HIP & RIGHT LEG.

June 12, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

FUELING SCRAPER,SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW.

April 7, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WALKING FROM DRAG TO TRUCK CARRYING TOOL TRAY HE STEPPED INTO A LOW SPOT TWISTED LEFT LEG AND FELL

March 15, 1984 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE DROPPING R/R CARS. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER ON CAR HE SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE ON COUPLER.

March 8, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER, SLIPPED ON TRACKS, FELL AND INJURED LOWER BACK AND LEFT ARM.

February 17, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BAR TO CLEAN NITRATE BIN.BAR SLIPPED AND EMPL STRAINED RIGHT ARM....

January 24, 1984 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE COMPLETED SHIFT GOT DOWN FROM DRAG & SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE AS HE STARTED TO WALK.

January 18, 1984 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT & USING RATCHET WRENCH TO REMOVE OIL FILTER WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK FOREHEAD OF EMPLOYEE CAUSING LACERATION.

January 1, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP SERVICING LOADER WHILE GOING FOR OIL SLOPPED ON ICE AND FELL

1983 · 13 incidents

December 20, 1983 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ORIGINAL ACCIDENT AND REPORT WAS 111483 DISABILITY RECURRED AS OF 122083 & FURTHER TREATMENT NECESSARY DR STATEMENT ATTACHED -EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DOZER OPERA TOR CLEAN DOZER TRACKS WHICH WERE FULL OF MUD & WHILE SHOVELING SPRAINED HIS BACK

November 14, 1983 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HELPING DOZER OPERATOR CLEAN DOZER TRACKS WHICH WERE FULL OF MUD AND WHILD WHOVELING HE SPRIANED HIS BACK

November 1, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK SLIPPED AND F ELL.

October 31, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING AIR TANK ONTO DRAGLINE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION OF RULES, REGULATIONS MINE EQUIP OR SYSTEMS MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING ATTITUDE OR PROTECTI VE ITEMS OR DEVICES.

October 30, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WAS PUMPING WATER IN PIT AND IN PROCESS OF PRIMING PUMP WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS BLOWN INTO EYE AND IMBEDDED.

October 20, 1983 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING DOORS ON R/R CAR. USING A BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS RT FRONT SIDE OF HEAD.

October 12, 1983 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS HELPING TO REPAIR BROKEN CABLE WIRE-WIRE ROPE- & WHILE PULLING CABLE TWISTED BACK.

July 20, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAVELING WEST IN 1976 FORD LT900 NITRATE #7 HE STARTED DOWN A STEEP GRADE LOST CONTROL WENT THRU GUARD RAILS DOWN OVER AN EMBANKMENT TRUCK OVERTURNED

May 31, 1983 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED HAD FINISHED HEATING UP A TRACK PIN-INSIDE TRACK. WHILE WAITING FOR PIN TO COOL INJURED WALKED AROUND TRACK & TOOK OFF GOGGLES. PIN HAD DELAYED REACTION & EXPLODED. FLYING MATERIALS IN TO EYES.

April 18, 1983 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS CARRYING 100 POUND BAG SODA BRIC TO PONDS - SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK.