Mining Incidents

Dave Johnston MineCoal

Glenrock, Converse County, WY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800085
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2005 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Coming out of scraper cut. Had can too low and hit a bump. This caused employee to lunge to the left. Hit head on rops causing laceration to back of scalp. Required five staples.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck by falling object

Dropped garbage can on toe.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL DID NOT RETRACT THE BLADE OF BOX KNIFE COMPLETELY. IN TURN IT CUT HIS HAND.

Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PATROLLING BY FOOT THE READY LINE OF EQUIPMENT NORTH OF THE OFFICES. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING SNOW.

2002 · 3 incidents

Struck against a moving object

O&K HYDRAULIC SHOVEL BUCKET MADE CONTACT WITH HAULTRUCK BOX, UPPER REAR LEFT SIDE.

Struck against stationary object

A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A BATTERY BOX ON A CAT 16G MOTOR GRADER. HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE THE BOX TO BOLT IT DOWN & HIT HIS HAND ON A SHARP EDGE & LACERATED HIS HAND. THE CUT REQUIR ED THREE STITCHES.

Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ROUTER BIT ON DOZER RIPPER. HE WAS SUPPORTING A PUNCH WITH HIS KNEE & MISSED THE PUNCH & HIT HIS KNEE WITH A HAMMER.

2001 · 4 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH CONCRETE. FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN BACK. LATER THAT EVENING HE HAD SEVERE PAIN.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

HERNIA IN ABDOMEN.

Struck against stationary object

CUT ON HAND FROM #007 HITACHI SHOVEL HAND RAIL. NO IMPAIRMENT AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. INFECTION OCCURRED LATER.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CLEANING UP OIL SPILL IN SHOP, PUSHING WET FLOOR DRY WITH FLOOR SCRAPER. TWISTED SCRAPER TO TURN FLOOR DRY OVER AND HEARD A POP AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT CHEST TO UNDER RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSIS- CRACKED RIGHT 3RD RIB.