MSHA record for Croweburg Mine No 1 (mine ID 1401228). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT, DRIVING A CHISEL BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL, CHISEL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE, REQUIRING STITCHES.
ON E/23/89 CROEWBURG MINE WAS TO TEMPORARILY CEASE OPERATIONS. APPROX 100 TO 1500 LBS OF EXPLOSIVES WERE BURIED IN ACTIVE PIT. TRASH & DEBRIS HAD BEEN DUMPED IN PIT BY MINE PERSONNEL. TRASH W AS SET ON FIRE AT APPROX 6:30 AM 5/12/89 UNAWAREOF ANFO BURIED & IT DETONATED.
WHILE INSTALLIN1 SCREEN EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING ON SCREENS AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO ADVANCE A BELT TO PREVENT SPARK DAMAGE, THE DRUM TURNED INSTEAD CAUSING A BEAM TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK AREA. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAND HELD AIR SANDER AND PUT A GRINDING DISK ON THE UNIT. THE DISK THEN CAME APART STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE GROIN AREA OF HIS BODY. THE GRINDER WAS A TOOL OWNED BY THE EMPLOYEE. 3
INFLATING TIRE WHEN BEAD BROKE FORCING RIM INTO VERTICAL DIRECTION ,STRIKING LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.CAUSED END OF FINGER AND FINGER NAIL TO BECOME DISMEMBERED.