Mining Incidents

Gameland S ECoal

Controlled by Sean D Taylor
Burgettstown, Washington County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608802
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
4
Years on record
2002–2009
Latest incident
Nov 2009
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

4 on file

2009 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting a broken pin out of track link. The driving bar went through the track link pushing a broken pin out, while moving his left hand toward the link the bar moved and pinned his small finger against the track link. This sliced his finger open through the glove.

2008 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

EE was climbing on the excavator he was operating and his hand slipped off the handgrip and he fell on the track, catching himself with his right arm. He pulled muscles in his right shoulder.

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Superintendent was replacing a grease cartridge in a grease gun. He pulled back on the plunger, and felt pain in his left elbow. The Doctor has diagnosed that the tri-cip tendon has pulled away from the elbow. He goes to a surgeon in the morning.

2002 · 1 incident

Fall from machine

RAINY MUDDY CONDITIONS; OPERATOR'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP ON THE PUSHARM OF THE D-10N CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP AND FALL. HE BROKE THE FIBULA IN TWO PLACES ABOVE HIS ANKLE.