Mining Incidents

Dredge Thaddus CarrMetal/Nonmetal

Coraopolis, Beaver County, PA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4607091
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
6
Years on record
2000–2003
Latest incident
Oct 2003
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

6 on file

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING CABLE WITH PRYBAR WHEN CABLE LET GO CAUSING BAR AND CABLE TO KICK BACK AND HIT HIS FINGER AND BOTH LEGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK ABOUT 3' ONTO DECK.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY AND WAS REMOVING ROCKS WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEENTHE ROCK AND SLIDER ON THE GRIZZLY.

No Value Found

WHILE TURNING BELT SHEAVE, FINGER GOT CAUGHT UNDER BELT AND SHEAVE AND TORE SKIN AT END OF FINGER.

2002 · 2 incidents

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS REMOVING A STARTER FOR THE M.V. CHIPPER OFF THE HILL USING A SMALL CRAIN, AFTER STARTER WAS ON DECK OF THE BARGE HE WAS GOING TO PUT IT AWAY ONTO THE BOAT. HE WAS ABOUT TO DROP IT & TRI ED TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT FELL INTO RIVER OR ONTO THE DECK. HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN STARTER & A BIT.

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS BURNING CRANE CABLE WITH CUTTING TORCH. TORCH DEVELOPED LEAK & IGNITED, CAUSING BURN TO HAND. UNBURNED GAS MAY HAVE ENTERED GLOVE AT CUFFR THEN IGNITED AS BURNING CABLE PRODUCED SPARKS.

2000 · 1 incident

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO PUNCH OUT CUT OFF BOLTS ON CRUSHER, MISSED HITTING FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.