Mining Incidents

Gordon Creek No 2 Mine Coal

Beaver Creek Coal Company · Underground
Price, Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4200125

MSHA record for Gordon Creek No 2 Mine (mine ID 4200125). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
35
Years on record
1983–1985
Latest incident
Sep 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

35 on file

1985 · 10 incidents

September 11, 1985 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS NAILING BOARD SUPPORTING BOARD WITH LEFT HAND THE AIR NAIL GUN HE WAS USING DOUBLE FIRED & A NAIL ENTERED HIS LEFT WRIST.

September 3, 1985 UT · Coal welder HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS REMOVING INSULATING COVER ON HANDLE TO WELDER STINGER WHEN THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED & GOUGED HIS LEFT PALM.

July 31, 1985 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

I NAME BARRED DOWN SOME LOOSE BEFORE MOVING BOLTER IN TO REPLACE BOLT THAT NEEDED REPLACING.HE PUT BOLTER IN SPOT AND WHEN HE RELEASED ATRS A ROCK (16\ X16\X3\)FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

July 13, 1985 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN BELT ENTRY FALL WAS ABOUT 20FT LONG 15FT WIDE & 5FT HIGH FALL OCCURRED DURING AN IDLE SHIFT & WAS DISCOVERED ON 071385 AT 800AM

June 5, 1985 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

THE EE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE FROM UNDER A ROCK. A SCOOP WAS TRAVELING SLOWLY WHILE PREPARING TO DUMP THE SCOOP STRUCK THE EE.

May 27, 1985 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL DISCOVERED AT 8:30 PM ON 5-27-85 DURING THE PRESHIFT EXAMINATION THE CAVE AREA IS ABOUT 30\ LONG AND 8\ HIGH ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS.

January 21, 1985 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION A ROOF FALL IN T HE MAIN RETURN HAD OCCURRED. FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION & WAS APPROX 5\-6\ THICK 40\ LONG. AREA WAS DANGERED OFF POSTED & REPORTED TO MSHA.

1984 · 15 incidents

December 6, 1984 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE CONTACTED THE ROOF MAT AND CUT HIS LIP

November 20, 1984 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A RAMCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEG AGAINST THE CAR

October 16, 1984 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE CAB.

September 19, 1984 UT · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIAL INTO THE TRANSPORT TRUCK,WHEN HE STRUCK A \H\BEAM.

September 5, 1984 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A HACKSAW, THE SAW SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BOLT.

August 22, 1984 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST THE FLOOR PRESCRITION FOR PAIN

May 14, 1984 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT. LARGE CONTUSION OVER DORSUM OF FOOT, NO FRACTURE IDENTIFIED.

February 13, 1984 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ALONG #1 BELTLINE. THE CAVE WAS IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS ABOUT 4-6 FT. HIGH AND ABOUT 20 FT. IN LENGTH. ABOUT 20 FEET OF THE BELTLINE WAS COVERED. T HE RIDER COAL SEAM AND SHALE SEPARATED AT ABOUT 6 FEET INTO THE ROOF.

February 7, 1984 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL THROUGH THE LACE EYELETS IN HIS BOOTS AND CAUGHT HIS SOCKS ON F IRE. SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON FOOT, PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICATI ON

January 26, 1984 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FEELING A METAL SPLICE BEING MADE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BELT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON THE CRIMPER HANDLES, SMASHING HIS FOREFINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. FRACTURED DISTAL T UFT, TETANUS IMMUNIZATION.

1983 · 10 incidents

December 20, 1983 UT · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A TANDEM ROLLER ON THE BELT DRIVE THE ROLLER SLIPPED BACK FROM ITS STATIONARY POINT BOUNCED AND CRUSHED HIS HAND TWO BROKEN FINGERS MINOR AMPUTATION OF RING FINGER LEFT HAND

December 20, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL ABOUT 4-5 FEET HIGH, 40 FEET LONG AND 20 FEET WIDE OCCURRED ABOUT 70 FEET INBY NO.6 TAILPIECE. PART OF THE FALL LANDED ON THE LOADING END OF A SHUTTLECAR.

October 18, 1983 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE HURT HIS BACK ON 10-18-83. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE STRAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR ON 10-20-83 BY THE SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE.

October 18, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX. 18\X6\X51/2\ THICK, FELL ON BELT DRIVE UNIT IN SECTION 16-31. RESIN BOLTS 5\ LONG, SIGNS, CRIBBING AND POSTS HAD BEEN SINTALLED IN AREA.

April 12, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS RESETTING THE AIR DOOR ON THE BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE DOOR INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT. PRESCRIPTION FOR MUSCLE RELAXER AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY, RESTRCITED DUTY.

April 11, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

#5 STOPPING BETWEEN BELT AND INTAKE ON #7 BELT AREA ABOUT 35IN LONG 18FT WIDE 31/1/2 -41/2 FT HIGH CAME DOWN AREA COVERED BY CONVENTIONAL BOLTS AREA DID TAKE MOST OF BOLTS OUT AREA TIMBERED OF F AND DANGERED OFF STOPPING TO BE REPLACED

March 10, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

SITE #356, RETURN ENTRY, INTERSECTION WITH CREEK CHANNEL RUNNING THROUGH DIRECT MIDDLE OF ENTRY-CROSS DIAGONALLY. WATER SEAPAGE. AREA 37\ WIDE, 35\ LONG AND 7 1/2-9\ HIGH. UNINTENTIONTAL ROOF FALL.

March 3, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBER. HE WAS HOLDING THE TIMBER WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SWUNG AN AXE TO TIGHTEN THE CAP. THE AXE GLANCED OFF THE SIDE OF THE CAP AND HIT HIS HEAD. LACERATION 1.5 CM., TO R IGHT SUPERIOR EYELID. SUTURES REQUIRED.

February 2, 1983 UT · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MAPPING OUT GEOLOGIC FEATURE (FAULT) WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SMALL ROCK WHILE LOOKING AT THE ROOF. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING HIS MOUTH AGAINST A LARGE COAL BLOCK. LACERATION T O MOUTH-SUTURES.

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