I.NAME WAS INST5LLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE ROOF FELL AND MASHED HIS LEFT HAND AT THE KNUCKLES
Arclar Mine: 6 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Arclar Mine (mine ID 1102800). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1984–1986
- Latest incident
- May 1986
- A & F Coal Company Inc 1984 to present
Arclar Mine sits in Gallatin County, Illinois, where the Census mining category is 2.3% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
6 on file1986 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING OUT OF MINE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND GRABBED AN OIL BARRELL(TOP WAS CUT OUT OF IT)CUTTING HIS 2ND,3RD,4TH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND TO THE BONE ON THE FIST JOINT.EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND3FINGERS WHERE SEWED TOGETHER.
1985 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SETING BITS ON MINER A FOREIGN OBJECT (ROCK) FLEW UP AND STRUCK IN RIGHT EYE OF EMPLOYEE
EMP WAS SITTING ON SHOVLE WHEN SHOVEL SLID DOWN WALL CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT BACK. WHEN STORY REPEATED HE SAID HE WAS STANDING AND SHOVEL FELL OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURY BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON MAIN NORTH BELT LINE. HE WAS CARRYING A 6 X 6 X 6 TIMBER STUMBLED AND FELL WITH THE TIMBER FALLING ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE S KNEE WAS SPRAINED CAUSIN G HIM TO BE OFF WORK UNDER DR CARE FOR A WEEK.
1984 · 1 incident
INJURED MAN BACKED THE MINER INTO THE RIB CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE TO BE DAMAGED CAUSING ELECTRICAL BURN TO HIS BACK