Mining Incidents

Clovis Point Mine Coal

Controlled by Kerr McGee Corp
Gillette, Campbell County, WY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801096

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
1983–1996
Latest incident
Oct 1996
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

1996 · 1 incident

October 15, 1996 WY · Coal FIRE
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A TRACK DOZER CAUGHT FIRE IN THE PIT AFTER THE SHIFT ENDED. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNKNOWN BUT ZN ELECTRICAL SOURCE IS SUSPECT. NO ONE WAS PRESENT WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. CCFD WAS CALL ED BY THE GUARD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIR. THE TOTALLENGTH OF THE DOZER BURNT IS UNKNOWN.

1994 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

November 19, 1992 WY · Coal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRIED TWO 20 POUND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS (ONE AT A TIME) FROM THE TOP OF THE COAL BARN WHICH RESULTED IN A LUMBAR STRAIN

1991 · 1 incident

1986 · 1 incident

October 15, 1986 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD FINISHED3WASHING THE ENGINE OF A SERVICE VEHICLE & WS USING COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW WATER OFF OF T HE ENGINE. A SMALL METAL PARTICLE PASSED BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & BECAME IMBEDDE D IN HIS LEFT E2E.

1985 · 1 incident

February 22, 1985 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS POSITIONING A PALLET ON THE BACK OF A TRUCK IN ORDER FOR A FORKLIFT TO PICK IT UP. AN ENGINE BLOCK OF ABOUT 200# WAS ON THE PALLET. EE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THE TIME. LATER THAT DAY & OVER TH NEXT 2 WEEKS THE PAIN INTENSIFIED TO T HE POINT THE EE THOUGHT HE SHOULD REPORT IT & HAVE IT CHECKED.

1984 · 2 incidents

August 10, 1984 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING A 4\ X 7\ SINGLE PANE GLASS AND IT BROKE, CUTTING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

February 2, 1984 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED IN THE OPERA TORS CAB OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN THE SHOVEL LOADED A LARGE CHUNK OF FROZEN DIRT INTO THE TRUCK BED

1983 · 3 incidents

November 21, 1983 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PORTABLE MANLIFT INTO POSITION IN THE WAREHOUSE WHEN HE BUMPED THE FRAME OF THE MALIFT WITH HIS LEFT SHIN HEMATOMA DEVELOPED THAT EVENING AT HOME EMPLOYEE WRAPPED LEG WI THE ACE BANDAGE ON HIS OWN INJURY AND ACCIDENT WERE FIRST REPORTED TO KERR MCGEE ON 112983

August 14, 1983 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM MECHANICS TRUCK TO GROUNDF AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE ON THE GROUND DOESNT REMEMBER STEPPING ON A ROCK OR UNSTABLE FOOTING

January 10, 1983 WY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Kerr-Mc Gee Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS CLIMBING UP SHOVEL ACCESS LADDER AFTER HE THOUGHT IT WAS SECURED WITH BRAKES SET & LADDER DISCONNECT SWITCH WAS OPEN. THE SWITCH HAD FROZEN SHUT & WAS NOT OPERATING. THE OPERATOR WAS NO T INFORMED THAT THE EE WAS COMING UP & SWUNG THE SHOVEL SLOWLY. THE LADDER STRUCK THE CABLE REEL, TRAPPING THE EE.