Mining Incidents

Gordon Creek No 3 Mine Coal

Beaver Creek Coal Company · Underground
Price, Carbon County, UT  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4201254

MSHA record for Gordon Creek No 3 Mine (mine ID 4201254). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
7
Years on record
1983
Latest incident
Aug 1983
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

7 on file

1983 · 7 incidents

August 4, 1983 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)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE BELT IT WENT UNDER A TRUCK TIRE HE WAS CUTTING THE BELT TO PULL IT OUT FROM UNDER THE TIRE WHEN HIS KNIFE FOLDED UP CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUMB 3CM LACERATION RIGHT THUMB SUTURES REQUIRED

August 2, 1983 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OVER THE SS CAR HE STEPPED INTO THE BUCKET AND WHEN HE STEPPED OUT HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL SPRAINING HIS ANKLE SPLINT CRUTCHES LOST TIME

August 1, 1983 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

HEAVY RAINS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST WEEK THE WATER SOFTENED THE ROOF AND CAUSED IT TO FALL AT THE 5FT ANCHOR POINT THE FALL COVERED AN AREA 20FTX30FTX5FT NO INJURY OR EQUIPMENT DAMAGE WAS IN CURRED

March 4, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING 4-UNCHES ALUMINUM PIPE ON A WIRE. THE WIRE BROKE, LETTING THE PIPE FALL AND STRIKE HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO FACE AND LEFT SHOULDER. PRESCRIPTION FOR MUSCLE RELAXANT.

February 7, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CUTTING CABLE MAKEA CABLE SPLICE.KNIFE AND CABLE SLIPPED AT SAME TIME,CAUSING HIM TO CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER,2 INCH LACERATION,SUTURES REQUIRED.

January 27, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING INSIDE THE REEL COMPARTMENT ON THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE DOOR OF THE REEL COMPARTMENT FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT DROVE HIS TOP TEE TH INTO THE BOTTOM LIP MEDICAL ATTENTION ONE TOOTH PULLED

January 12, 1983 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Beaver Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING CLOSE TO THE LEFT HAND RIB. HE HAD BARRED DOWN THE BAD RIB AND CONTINURED TO ROOFBOLT WHEN THE RIB BOUNCED AND A SLAB OF COAL 3\X 2\ X 1 1/2\ ROLLED OFF THE RIB, HITTI NG HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK AND BACK, AND PINNING HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER. FRACTURED TIBIA, RIGHT LEG, CAST , TYLOX FOR PAIN

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