WHILE WALKING ON ROAD, SLIPPED ON ICE BROKE (CRACKED) BONE IN ELBOW.
William Penn Breaker Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 40
- Years on record
- 1985–1995
- Latest incident
- Dec 1995
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.ⓘ
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.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 837 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q4 | 1,314 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 1,970 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 2,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
40 on file1995 · 8 incidents
WHILE STANDING AT BREAKER, UNLOADING MAGNETITE, TRIPPED OVER ONE OF THE BAGS AFTER HE TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS AND HE FELL AND HURT HIS WRIST.
WHILE WALKING OUT OF BREAKER, SOMEONE YELLED TO HIM, HE LOOKE DUP, AND DEBRIS CAME DOWN AND WEN TINTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WORKING ON TRIAXLE TRUCK REACHED INSIDE TO OPNE DOOR SLIPPED OFF STEP GOT PAINS IN FRONT ABDOMINAL AREA.
WHILE SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT HE TRIED TO LIFT THE BOARD OVER THE ROLLERS FELT PINCH IN HIS BACK.
WHILE PUTTING FEED IN HOPPER, BACKED UP AND HIT A 65 TON TRUCK, DIDN'T LOOK IN REAR VIEW MIRROR.
WHILE CLEANING ROAD OF DEBRIS AND HELPING CLEAN UP BREAKER - PULLED OUT LOWER BACK.
LOOKING DOWN CHUTE ON 5TH FLOOR, DIDN'T PUSH DOOR BACK ENOUGH & HIT HIM IN HEAD.
1994 · 10 incidents
WHILE WORKING ON A 65 TON MACK TAKING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OFF A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FELL INTO HIS EYES.
WHILE WORKING ON #2 DEWATERING MAGNET (MOTOR SEIZED) CHAIN CAME DOWN & HIT HIM IN RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE HOLDING A KNOCKER WRENCH IN PLACE, ANOTHER WORKER WAS HITTING WRENCH TO TIGHTER BOLTS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS THUMB WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER.
WHILE DUMPING MAGNETITE INTO CONE, IT SPLASHED UP AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE, SCRATCHING IT. POSSIBLE PIECE OF COAL IN IT.
WHILE TRYING TO KNOCK OUT A LINK FROM A CHAIN ON A MAGNET, A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF, ENTERED LEFT WRIST.
WHILE ADDING BAGS OF MAGNETITE TO SYSTEM PULLED MUSCLE OUT IN BACK
WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDERNEATH PUMP.
WHILE HITTING HAMMER OFF PUMP CASING HAMMER SHATTERED AND A PIECE WENT (FLEW) INTO RT MIDDLE FINGER.
BURNING A FLIGHT OFF SCRAPER LINE, SLIPPED AND FELL IN
WHILE SHUTTLING DOWN #2 SYSTEM TURNING THE VALVE - HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER
1993 · 11 incidents
WHILE WORKING ON BELTLINE PIECE OF DEBRIS HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE
WHILE MOVING A STORAGE CONTAINER FOR WELDING RODS HE SLIPPED & CONTAINER FELL & LANDED ON HIS ARM
WHILE PICKING UP BATTERY FOR A LOADER, HE PULLED HIS BACK OUT.
WHILE WALKIKNG BY SCRAPER LINE, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON SCRAPER GUARD.
TEST PIPE ON #2 SYSTEM CRACKED AT VALVE FROM PRESSURE FROM IRON ORE CAME OUT OF PIPE & BLEW OUT & STRUCK HIM FORCING HIM UP AGAINST A CHUTE.
WHILE CUTTING WIRE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.
WHILE GOING TO GET A SAW IN THE BREAKER HE TRIPPED OVER A PIPE AND TRYING TO STOP HIS FALL,HE SPRAINED HIS LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE CLEANING COAL CHUTE FOREIGN PARTICLE BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE HELPING REPAIR SCRAPER (PAN) SLIPPED OFF LADDER THAT WAS RESTING AGAINST PAN.
WHILE GETTING A ROCK OFF OF A SCALLOPER VIBRATORANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM/HAND.
WHILE WALKING DOWN BREAKER STEPS SLIPPED & HIT ELBOW OFF STEP
1992 · 1 incident
WHIKE CLEANING CONVEYOR LINE,BUMPED ELBOW.
1987 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING UP CATWALK NEAR HEADPULLEY OF MAIN CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED HIS RT.HAND WENT BEHIND GUARD INTO DRIVE SHEIVE & BELTS CUTTING OFF TIPS OF FIRST TWO FINGERS ON H IS RT.HAND
WHILE CUTTING B2LTS OUT OF PLATE AT EAST END OF SCALPER, PLATE FELL ON LEFT FOOT.
1985 · 8 incidents
WHILE MAN WAS GRINDING A PIECE CAME IN UNDER HIS GOGGLES AND GOT CAUGHT IN HIS EYE.
THE MAN WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WHEN IT BROKE IN HALF AND HE FELL ABOUT 10 FT ON HIS ARM THE ARM IS SPRAINED
A MAN CUT A PIECE OF ANGLE OFF OF A RAILING AND IT FELL AND HIT A MAN ON HIS SHOULDER AND INJURED SIDE OF HIS HEAD
A MAN KICKED THE ZINC CLORIDE TANK AND IS SPLASHED ON THE GRAVITY MAN BELOW
WHILE WELDING A NEW CHUTE HIS LENS WAS A LITTLE LOOSE AND HE GOT FLASHED.
THE MAN WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF STEEL WHEN THE MOLTEN BARK FIRED. SOME HTO PIECES FLEW UP. SOME FLEW UP OVER THE TOP OF HIS GALSSES & INTO HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER WORK.
RESTING ONE FOOT ON SCREEN & ONE ON SPRAY BAR IS ONEF OOT SLIPPED & WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON HEADER PIPE HE WAS CLEANING OUT SPRAY BARS
PANTS LEGS BLOCKED ON CYCLONES TOOK OFF CLEAN OUT DOORS SEEN IT LOOKED EMPTY-STUCK ROD UP THEN A PC OF FROZEN FINES LET LOOSE HIT MY THUMB & BENT IT BACK FORMEN LOOKED AT IT & SUPERINTENDENT T HEN I WENT TO ST JOSEPH XXXX IN SHERMANDOAH MY THUMB IS BROKE & LIGAMINENTS ARE PULLED I WILL BE HAVING A CAST PUT ON 030485