Croweburg Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 5 reportable incidents since 1983.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 15,145 |
| 1992 | 18 | 53,449 |
| 1991 | 23 | 58,544 |
| 1990 | 44 | 249,500 |
| 1989 | 41 | 187,541 |
| 1988 | 41 | 231,701 |
| 1987 | 42 | 247,998 |
| 1986 | 39 | 216,525 |
| 1985 | 39 | 201,762 |
| 1984 | 36 | 213,958 |
| 1983 | 35 | 137,552 |
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.