Mining Incidents

Dave Johnston Mine Coal

Glenrock, Converse County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4800085

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2001–2005
Latest incident
Feb 2005
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
12
citations
6
significant & substantial
$1,191
proposed penalties
$1,191
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2005 Q3 10,580 0 0 0.0
2005 Q2 23,086 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 25,704 0 0 0.0
2004 Q4 24,960 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 28,772 0 0 0.0
2004 Q2 24,984 0 0 0.0
2004 Q1 25,477 0 0 0.0
2003 Q4 24,730 1 1 40.4
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2005 · 1 incident

February 19, 2005 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Glenrock Coal Company · 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

2003 · 3 incidents

September 27, 2003 WY · Coal weighman, scale person HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glenrock Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

June 14, 2003 WY · Coal security guard, watchman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Glenrock Coal Company · 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.

2002 · 3 incidents

December 9, 2002 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Glenrock Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

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

August 27, 2002 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glenrock Coal Company · 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.

March 5, 2002 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glenrock Coal Company · 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

September 12, 2001 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glenrock Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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

May 23, 2001 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glenrock Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HERNIA IN ABDOMEN.

March 12, 2001 WY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glenrock Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

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

March 6, 2001 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Glenrock Coal Company · 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.