Mining Incidents

Callisto MineCoal

Coal-Mac LLC · Surface
Controlled by John Mitch Potter
Bim, Boone County, WV · NonProducing
MSHA Mine ID: 4608818
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2001–2007
Latest incident
Apr 2007
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2007 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was placing a choker strap on a slurry line. When he pulled on the strap, he heard and felt a pop in his elbow(R). He didn't miss any work until 5/2/2007, when he had outpatient surgery.

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Getting out of back of lube truck, tripped over a filter, falling on left hand injuring wrist.

Struck against stationary object

Employee had an open knife in his pocket. He cut his arm(R) when he hopped down from a ledge to the drill bench.

2005 · 5 incidents

Struck by flying object

Ee was grinding a small piece of steel on a truck bumper. He was wearing a full face shield; apparently the protection was unable to shield him from a small piece of some foreign matter entering eye.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TURNING BOLTS ON TORQUE CONVERTER, STRAINED/TORN BICEP MUSCLE.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he was attempting to remove a rock from between the tailgate and the truck bed. When the rock dislodged, the tailgate swung back while he was holding onto pin and struck the latch.

Struck by flying object

Employee stated that while working on truck, metal went into right eye while hitting on truck with wrench.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS AWARDED 4.25% PPD BENEFITS FOR NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

2004 · 5 incidents

Struck by flying object

Employee stated that he was using grinder-felt something in eye.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TANDEM AXLE DUMP TRUCK. HE FLIPPED THE TRUCK ON ITS PASSENGER SIDE.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was assisting in aligning used truck tires so they could be lifted into a dump trailer with a forklift. The ee stated that he pulled something in his back. EE returned to work on 7-19-04, worked 4 hours, went home.

Fall onto or against objects

A TREE FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARDHAT & SHOULDER THAT WAS LODGED IN THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING DOWN. THE TREE KNOCKED HIM INTO HIS CHAINSAW CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT HOOD BRACE BACK INTO PLACE WHEN THE HOOD JUMPED OUT OF ITS SOCKET AND FELL ON EE.

2003 · 3 incidents

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT THE 777D ROCK TRUCK. HE PLACED HIS LUNCH BOX ON THE BUMPER, THEN CLIMBED TO THE BUMPER. WHEN HE TRIED TO PLACE HIS LUNCH BOX ON THE CATWALK. HE DROPPED HIS BU CKET. WHILE ATTEPTING TO CATCH THE LUNCH BOX, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

No Value Found

EE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF, HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BEHIND STEPS, TWISTING IT. HE ALSO PULLED HIS LEFT ARM AND TWISTED HIS NECK.

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS AWARDED 0.18% PPD BENEFITS FOR NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.

2002 · 1 incident

Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH WHEN THE METAL BLEW OUT, THROWING SLAG INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT THE METAL WENT AROUND GLASSES TO GET TO HIS EYE.

2001 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRILL ON BENCH. HE APPROACHED EDGE OF WALL TO DRILL THE LINE OF HOLES ON OUTSIDE EDGE. THE HIGHWALL KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE DRILL AND THE DRILL ROLLED OVER.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PIT AREA WHEN SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND & ARM.