MSHA record for Flat Gap #12 Strip (mine ID 4406790). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EE WAS CLEANING UP THE SHOP, HE WAS PICKING UP METAL AND SHIMS. A SHARP SHIM CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND
THE EMPLOYEE OPENED THE VALVE TO DRAIN THE WATER OUT OF THE AIR TANK ON THE LUBE TRUCK, NOTHING CAME OUT OF THE HOSE. HE ASSUMED NO AIR BUILT UP IN THE TANK. HE TOOK ONE STEP TOWARD THE CAB TO START THE TRUCK AND BUILD UP AIR. AT THAT TIME THE DRAIN HOSE BROKE LOOSE AND STARTED WHIPPING.THE FORCE HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE, CHEEK AND FOREHEAD.(THING IN HOSE END MUST HAVE BLOCKED AIR)
EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS HOWEVER, WHILE EMPLOYED WITH CO., HE OPERATED A DRILL WITH A PRESSURIZED CAB REDUCING THE POSSIBILITY OF HIS CONTRACTING THIS DISEASE WHILE EMPL OYED BY US.
AT 12:00 EMP WAS GETTING OFF OF HIS LOADER. WHENHE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TIRE TO THE COUNTER WEIGHT HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE STEP. A KNOT APPEARED ON HIS RIGHT SHIN AN D HE SCRAPED THE SIDE OF HIS LEG.
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.