Mining Incidents

Lykens #4Coal

Controlled by Charlie Sorokach
Zerbe, Schuylkill County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3608985
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLID THE 200+ LB DRILL HAMMER TO THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO HOOK IT ONTO A HOIST TO INSTALL ON THE ATLAS COPCO DRILL RIG. EE TURNED, SLID IN THE MUD AND RIGHT FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD WHICH TWISTED EE KNEE AND FELL. FELLOW EE HELPED HIM TO GET UP