Mining Incidents

Deadman Mine Coal

Wy-Ida Coal Company · Underground
Controlled by Jenkins Gordon W
Alpine, Lincoln County, WY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4801454

MSHA record for Deadman Mine (mine ID 4801454). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1987–1988
Latest incident
Jul 1988
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1988 · 2 incidents

July 6, 1988 WY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ENTRAPMENT
Wy-Ida Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING ARCHES BELOW THE HIGHWALL A ROCK SLIDE OCCURRED KNOCKING DOWN SEVERAL OF THE ARCHES A DETERMINATION OF DAMAGE TO MACHINES CAN NOT BE MADE AT THIS TIME NO SERIOUS TO MAN

July 6, 1988 WY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ENTRAPMENT
Wy-Ida Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE SETTING ARCHES BELOW THE HIGHWALL A PORTION OF THE HIGHWALL SLID OFF KNOCKING OVER THE PREVIOUSLY SET ARCHES AND TRAPPING TWO MEN UNDER THEM NOT ALL OF THE STEEL SETS WERE KNOCKED DOWN

1987 · 1 incident

August 12, 1987 WY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Wy-Ida Coal Company · Fall from machine

HE WAS SITTING 3N THE CAB OF THE BACKHOE TALKING WITH I.NAME AS TO WHAT WORK WAS REQUIRED.SUDDENLY,WITHOUT WARNING,THE BACKHOE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN AN INCLINE ON THE ROAD,RAPIDLY GATHERING SP EED.HE JUMPED O6T AND LANDED HEAVILY IN A DITCH.BROKEN RIGHT FEMUR.BACKHOE DID NOT HIT HIM.PROBABLY DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.

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