PERSON WAS LEAV3NG OFFICE AND HEEL OF FOOT CAUGHT HOLD OF STEP THERE FORE A NERVE WAS PINCHED IN HIS BACK.
Southwest Site Coal
MSHA record for Southwest Site (mine ID 3607505). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- Feb 1986
Reportable incidents
5 on file1986 · 1 incident
1985 · 3 incidents
THE VICTIM SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR RESULTING IN SPRAINED KNEE.
WHILE REMOVING MOUNTING FLANGE WEIGHT APPROX 300LB FOR CENTRIFUGE DRYER VICTIM WAS STANDING INSIDE DRYER HOUSING HE REMOVED LAST BOLT & FLANGE DROPPED STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG BETWEEN KNEE & ANKLE RESULT OF ACCIDENT WAS A FX
MINER WAS WORKI3G CLEANING CONVEYOR STEPPED UP WITH RT LEG AS SHE STEPPED HER RT KNEE WAS JARED ON SIDE OF CONVEYOR FOREMAN OBSERVED ACCIDENT MINER DID NOT THINK MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NECESSA BUT SINCE THAT 7IME PAIN CONTINUES IN AREA WHERE INJURY OCURRED
1984 · 1 incident
MINER WAS BURNING STEEL OVER HEAD WITH TORCHES WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL DROPPED AND BURNED HIS ARM
The full compliance file on Southwest Site
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.