An employee sustained injuries when he was cutting a scrap grizzly. The employee was struck on the side of his head (fractured bone) when a section of steel he was cutting de-stressed and pivoted upward with the sideboard. Another section of steel landed on the top of both of his feet. (both feet had lacerations). More detail to be ammended to this report.
Loomis Bank Operation Coal
U. S. Operating Services Company
· Facility
Controlled by
Calypso Energy Holdings LLC
Wilkes Barre,
Luzerne County,
PA
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608677
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2001–2009
- Latest incident
- Apr 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2001
17
citations
6
significant & substantial
$2,460
proposed penalties
$2,460
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Q2 | 2,045 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 2,818 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,565 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 11,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 11,397 | 2 | 2 | 175.5 |
| 2009 Q1 | 11,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q4 | 10,948 | 1 | 0 | 91.3 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2009 · 1 incident
April 28, 2009
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Operating Services Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2006 · 1 incident
March 30, 2006
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
U. S. Operating Services Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Cutting a piece of rope and utility knife slipped and cut hand.
2001 · 1 incident
January 31, 2001
PA · Coal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
U. S. Operating Services Company · Fall onto or against objects
CLOUDY,FREEZING RAIN CONDITIONS. WHILE EE WAS CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRAGLINE (STANDING ON THE DECK) WHEN HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT USING 3 POINT CONTROL TO GET IT MORE PAPER TOWLES USING LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE BREAKING HIS LEFT HAND