EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING BATTERY LEAD THROUGH BOX ON TRACTOR, AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
Otter Creek Mine #1 (1) Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 27
- Years on record
- 1989–1995
- Latest incident
- Jun 1995
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
27 on file1995 · 6 incidents
ON 4-25 EE'S DR OPINED HTAT EE HAD CONTRACTED PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOLT MACHINE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
LOADING METAL DOORS CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOOR & TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND BUMPED KNEE WIH TIMBERS.
ROCK FALL MEASURING 4' X 12' X 2'-4' THICK AT FAN TUBE RESTRICTING AIR. THIS AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH CRIBS AND TIMBERS AND BOLTS. THE BOLTS WERE 4' RESIN.
1994 · 2 incidents
EE WAS OPERATING KERSEY TRACTOR, HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO HIT ELBOW ON KERSEY DECK. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1-3-95.
WAS LIFTING 5 GAL CAN OF OIL
1993 · 4 incidents
ROCK FALL ON #3 ENTRY INTAKE 150' FROM DRIFTMOUTH AT #2 CROSSCUT. HEIGHT 4 1/2 LENGTH 25' W 10'-18'.
ROCKFALL IN #3 ENTRY INTAKE 5 BREAKS FROM PORTAL SPAD NO. 10. HEIGHT 5' TO 6' WIDTH 20 TO 25' LENGTH 20'
MINER OP HAD GOTTEN REMOTE CABLE UNDER MINER. WAS TRYING TO JACK MINER UP TO GET REMOTE CABLE OUT. HE APPARENTLY OVER DID IT WHEN TRYING TO JACK IT. RESULITION STRAIN BACK.
OCCUPATIONAL INJURY (LOW COAL)
1992 · 5 incidents
WAS CHANGING BITS IN MINER. HIT BIT WITH A PUNCH AND PIECE OF DIT BROKE OFF LODGING INTO LEFT LEG.
49559 OPERATOR WAS PULLING BELT WITH MINER. HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN MINER AND BELT WHEN HE HIT LEFT TRAM LEVER. THROWING MINER AGAINST BELT CATCHING HIM BETWEEN BELT & MINER. THIS WAS MINER OP 59136RS FIRST DAY. HE WASNT FAMILAR WITH MINER.
EE WAS HELPING MECHANICS TAKE OFF A RIPPERHEAD MOTOR OFF OF MINER WHEN MOTOR SLIP CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN MOTOR AND BOTTOM
EE WAS TRAMMING MBC UNIT INTO #3 HEIGHT CROSSCUT WHEN #2 MBC PUSH THE REAR END OF #1 MBC INTO THE LEFT RIB CATCHING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AGAINST RIB & MACHINE. #2 MBC OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE #1 MBC OPERATOR.
WAS TRAMMING S&S UNITRACK OR TRAVELWAT TO OUTSIDE WHEN UNITRACK RAN OVER A ROCK PUSHING KNEE INTO THE TOP
1991 · 2 incidents
OPER WAS UNCOUPLING SUPPLY CAR COUPLING PIN CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF PIN & CAR
MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MINER WITH KENOTE BOX ON TOP OF MINER. BOX FELL OFF CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOX AND MINE BOTTOM BRUISING HIS LEFT THUMB.
1990 · 6 incidents
EE WAS OPEN. BOLT MACHINE HE DRILLED THRU A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. ROCK BROKE COMING DOWN AROUND STEEL HITTING HIM UNDER LEFT EYE AND LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MIXING MORTAR, ROCK DUST, AND WATER TO PLASTER STOPPING. HE WAS MOVING BUCKET AND SET IT DOWN AND PLASTER MIX SPLASHED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PUSHING A RESIN ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE & REBOLT BENT HE THEN TOOK HIS BOLT WRENCH & PUT IT AGAINST ROOFBOLT HEAD & BOLTMACHINE HEAD & STARTED PUSHING BOLT AGAINST THE WRE NCH CAME OFF ROOFBOLT HEAD & BOLT MACHINE HEAD CAUSING BOALTMACHINE HEAD TO GO AGAINST ROOF SMASHING HIS HAND AGAINST ROOF ROOFBOLT & BOLTER HEAD
ROOF FELL OVER VACTION PERIOD-IN OLD WORKS.
INSTALLING BOLT I ROW OF BOLTS PC OF ROCK FELL HE JUMPED BACK AND THE ROCK HIT HI M KNO;CKING HI M AGAISNT MINER
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX FOR THE 102 HP MINER, WHEN HE PULLED BOX BACK TO HIM PULL SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
1989 · 2 incidents
OPENING AIRLOCK DOOR HINGE BROKE LETTING DOOR FALL AND HIT LEFT INSDE OF ELBOW CUTTING IT
BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON LOW BELT STRUCTURE.