Fall from ladders
EE fell off ladder, straining his ankle while disconnecting power to a suppy trailer.
Keystone EastCoal
Rosebud Mining Company · Surface
Controlled by J Clifford Forrest III
Elderton, Armstrong County, PA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3609193
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2005–2008
- Latest incident
- Aug 2008
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
7 on file2008 · 3 incidents
Accident type, without injuries
In the 6th left Butt in rooms #17 to 18 200' inby #2823 spad. There was a roof fall between #17 and #18 room. Fall was 6' to 10' high, 18' wide and 30' long. Area was bolted with 6' fully grouted rods. This was in a transitioned roof area. There is some slick and slide rock in fall.
Struck against stationary object
Employee hit his hand on a miner bit while carrying a low belt rail, while belting up.
2007 · 3 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was installing roof bolts with a Long Airdox bolter when the bolter wrench slipped off the bolt head striking his hand.
Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
Knee was twisted when operating a Long Airdox MBC. While loading coal, the belt was shut off and employee was crawling on the low belt while backing out of a cut. Someone started the belt by accident and his knee was injured.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Knee was twisted while running a Long Airdox MBC while loading coal.
2005 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DOOR FROM THE SIDE OF THE MINER. THE WEIGHT OF THE DOOR WAS OVERBURDEN. THE EE DROPPED THE DOOR ON HIS RT. RING FINGER, SPLITTING & BRUISING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER, REQUIRING (6) STITCHES.