MSHA sampling at Gorgas #7 Preparation Plant shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.36 mg/m3 (100% compliant) across 14 samples, plus the mine's fatality, citation, and penalty record.
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 5,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 6,912 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q3 | 11,484 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 4,741 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 5,595 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
EE WAS STANDING IN MUD , TRIED TO STEP OUT AND TWISTED KNEE. EE HAD PRIOR KNEE PROBLEM IN 1997. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/12/99.
EE WAS REMOVING LOOSE COAL OFF A LARGE ROCK IN THE COAL FEEDER WHEN A BANK OF COAL SLID ON HIM. CONTINUED TO WORK UBTIL HIS SCHEDULED VACATION 6/5/99 THROUGH 7/10/99. *NOTE: DID NOT RETURN AFT ER VACATION DUE TO OPERATION FOR INFLAMED SHOULDER.
EE WAS OPERATING PAN SCRAPER WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTED AT APPROX. THE SAME TIME PAN SCRAPER TRAVELED THRU HOLE IN HAUL ROAD BOUNCING EE IN OPERATORS CAB.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FAN SCRAPER AFTER REFUELING HOLDING HAND RAIL WITH LEFT HAND WHEN LEFT SHOULDER POPPED WITH SEVERE PAIN & IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SWELL. EE FIRST WORK DAY LOST BECAUSE O F INJURY WAS 4/15/97
EE WAS REMOVING SOME OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT AND PIPING WHEN THE PIPE HE CUT LOOSE SWUNG TOWARD HIM KNOCKING HIM OFF OF A LADDER.
EE WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING DUTIES BY PICKING UP SCRAP METAL WHEN A PIECE FELL AND CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EE & EE WAS LOSWERING WHEEL BARROW FROM DRYER FLOOR TO NEXT FLOOR USING CHAIN HOIST BLOCK ON HOIST HUNG & IN AN ATTEMPT TO RELEASE BLOCK AT LOCATION WHERE IT WAS HUNG EE RING FINGER ON LEFT HA ND WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICK-UP TRUCK THAT TRAVELED OVER A HOLE IN ROADWAY ON REFUSE PILE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE BOUNCED AROUND IN CAB.
ONE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT A HOLE INTO A 16" PIPE. INJURED PUT A SCREWDRIVER IN DERF TO KEEP PLUG FROM FALLING INTO PIPE. OTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED TORCH UP & ACROSS INJURED'S HAND.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS BETWEEN DRYER AND CRUSHER FLOOR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL DOWN THE STAIRS INJURING HIS LEFT ARM AND HIP.
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER DISASSEMBLING A ROCK CHUTE USING A CUTTING TORCH THE CHUTE MOVED & STRUCK THE LADDER CAUSING EE TO FALL INJURING HIS FOOT
EE WAS CHANGING BOTTOM ROLLERS ON ROCK BELT. HE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR TO TAKE ROLLER OUT & PUT THEM IN WHEN HIS LOWER BACK WAS INJURED. EMPLOYEES FIRST WORKDAY MISSED BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 2/ 25/94.
HE WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF METAL WITH DRILL PRESS WHEN BIT FRACTURED AND A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENTS ENTER INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS CLIMBING ON THE #7 OVERLAND CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT AN INJURY TO HIS STOMACH. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST WORKDAY LOST BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 9-4-93
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A CHAIR WHEN A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS IN HIS POCKET CAUGHT ON THE CHAIR TWISTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERAING PAN, RAN OVER BUMP, PAN BOUNCED UP AND DOWN CAUSING A LACERATION TO EMPLOYEE'S LOWER LIP.
I.NAME AND OTHER STRAIGHTENING PIECE OF BENT HANDRAIL NEAR ROTARY BREAKER WHEN PIECE OF RAIL TWISTED STRIKING I.NAME THUMB.
I NAME WAS MOVING GRASH BARREL WHICH HAD 2 EIGHT FOOT FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS STANDING IN IT. WHEN BARREL PASSED UNDER CHUTE THE BULBS SHATTERED AND SOME OF THE GLASS ENTERED LEFT EYE.
EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 UP TO CLEAN THE BACK GLASS OF PAN SCRAPER WHEN HE MISSED THE NAND HOLD AND FELL OFF
EE WAS CHECKING3A VALVE ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF PREP PLANT. WHEN HE STARTED TO W ALK AWAY HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT IN T H E PIPE COMING FROM THE VALVE & FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR ON H IS LEFT SIDE. THE EE HAD SOME SM5LL TOOLS IN H IS POCKET & FELL ON THEM.
THE INJURED WAS3HELPING TO LOAD A 5X5 PUMP ONTO A UTILITY JEEP THE PUMP SLID AND CAUGHT INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN PUMP AND JEEP
INJURED WAS CHA3GING BITS OUT IN THE MINER WHEN ONE OF THE RINGS THAT SECURES THE BITS IN PLACE POPPED OUT, HITTING HIM IN THE EYE
INJURED WAS SPL3TTING A CABLE ON A TROLLEY POLE, ON A TRACK JEEP, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER
THE INJURED WAS CUTTING A CAP BOARD WITH A KNIFE ANDCUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE HIT BAR, HIS FINGER WAS ON TOP OR END OF BAR
THE STRATA WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH STREAKS OF SAND STONE. THE FAL WAS ON THE S.W.M. BELT STARTING AT PLUS 26+10, THE FALL WAS FEATHER EDGE TO 4 FT THICK, 24 FT. WIDE, & 10 FT LONG.
INJURED WAS CHANGING BITS ON MINER HE WAS HAMMERING WITH CHISEL & A PIECE FROM A BIT FLEW OFF HITTING HIM ON THE HAND
THE INJURED STATED HE WAS THROWING TOOLSOVER THE BELTLINE AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING
TRAMMING A MINER BACK OUT OF THE PLACE HE WAS ING.HAD RIGHT FOOT OUTSIDE DECK PAN AND IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.
THE STRATA WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH STREALES OF SAN D STONE THE FALL WAS IN 20 HEADING RIGHT AIR COURSE. IT STARTED AT PLUS 23 AND 19, AND ENDED AT PLUS 23 AND 41 THE FALL WAS FEATHER EDGE TO 30 THICK 24 FT WIDE AND 21 FT LONG.
THE INJURED WAS PUTTING THE ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SCHALE ROCK FELL HITTING HIS ARM.
THE STRATA WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH STREAKS OF SAND STONE THE FALL OCCURED ON 20 HEADING SECTION 2ND RIGHT AIR CORSE. IT STARTED AT PLUS 22 AND 20 AND ENDED AT 22 AND 80 THE FALL WAS 20 FT WID E 60 FT LONG AND FEATHER EDGE TO 30 THICK.
THE INJURED WAS RIDING IN PERSONNEL CARRIER NO.19 COMING OUT AT THE IN OF THE SHIFT. PERSONNEL CARRIER NO. 18 WAS IN FRONT, AND SLIPPED UP ON A HILL, AND STARTED SLIDDING BACKWARDS. PERSONNEL CARRIES NO. 18 HIT NO.19 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
THE FALL WAS ON THE NO.2 NORTH WEST MAIN BELT 3 CROSSCUTS INBY THE NO.2 BELT HEADER. STARTING AT PLUS 30+00 AND ENDING AT PLUS 30+35. IT WAS 2\24 FT. WIDE, FEATHER EDGE TO 4 1/2 FT. THICK.
THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON THE 20 #1 BELT WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A BELT ROLLER AND HURT HIS BACK.
ROOF FALL ON THE 415 SECTION. IT WAS FEATHER EDGE TO 40" HIGH, APPROX. 85 FT. LONG & 20 FT. WIDE. THE STRATA WAS LAMINATED SHELL WITH STREAKS OF COAL AND SANDSTONE. THE FALL WILL BE LEFT TIMBE RED OFF.
CROSSCUT HAD A BAD WATER DRIPPER IN IT THERE WERE TIMBERS SET TO KEEP ANYONE FROM GOING THROUGH IT & LONGER BOLTS SET IN INTERSECTION IT WAS 20FTWIDE 70FTK LONG FERATHER EDGE TO 48INC HIGH IT FELL FROM CROSSCUT INTO 1 RT &INTO THE HEADING
FALL WAS IN THE 40-HEADING ENTRYNO 1 RT AIR COURSE CROSSCUTS EAST OF AIR SHAFT IT WAS 30 INHIGH & FELL RIGHT ABOVE THE ROOF BOLTS IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 20FT BY 20FT
THE MINER WAS ON THE SECOND RUN OF THE PILLAR. AS THE MINER CUT THROUGH A LARGE ROCK DROPPED DOWN ON THE CUTTING HEAD, THUS STICKING THE MINER. THIS WAS PILLAR 31 AT 6+10 IN THE 2 LEFT HDG. OF 211 HDG.
THE INJURED WAS PULLING DRAWROCK IN FIRST LEFT. THE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND HIT THE INJURED A CLANGING BLOW LANDING ON HIS LEFT LEG.
ROCK FALL IN 506 SECTION IN THE HEADING ENTRY FALL STARTED AT 5+60 AND ENDED AT 6+05. IT WAS 45\L X 24\W X 30" H
THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO PUT A ROCK DUST COMPRESSOR BACK ON THE TRACK BY PUSHING WITH A TEE BOARD. THE COMPRESSOR FELL, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE COMPRESSOR AND THE TEE BOARD.
THE INJURED STEPPED OFF A TRACK JEEP AND SLIPPED AND FELL
ROCK FALL IS IN THE THIRD LEFT AIR COURSE OF 50 HEADING IT STARTED AT 59X60 AND ENDED AT 60X20 IT WAS 22 FT WIDE 5 FT HIGH FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP AND ROOF BOLTED THE ROOF WAS LAMINATED SHALE WITH STREAKS OF SANDSTONE
THE INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH A POCKET KNIFE IN THE SUPPLY YARD. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & HIT HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS RUNNING A MANTRIP INTO #40 HEADING WHEN HE NOTICED A ROCK IN THE TRACK, HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING IT, WHEN IT BROKE, A PIECE OF IT FELL ON HIS FOOT, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY
THE INJURED STEPPED OFF A TRACK JEEP STEPPING ON A TIE TURNING HIS FOOT OVER.
INJURED PICKED UP A ROCK TO PUT IT ON THE BELTLINE THE ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND A SHARP EDGE HIT THE RIGHT HAND THUS CUTTING IT
HELPING REPLACE BOTTOM GUIDE ROLLER.WHEN THEY STOOD IT UP,IT FLIPPED OVER.INJ FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND JACK.
HELPING TO GET A SHUTTLE CAR OFF HUMPY.FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HOOK AND SHUTTLE CAR WHILE PULLING.
THE INJURED WAS GETTING TOOLS OUT OF TOOL BOX AND THE LID FELL ON HIS HAND
THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON THE NO. 1 HEADER, 412 SECTION, AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
THE INJURED WAS PUTTING A CUTTING MOTOR TRANSMISSION IN A SCOOP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJ WAS OPENING ONE OF THE MAN DOORS IN THE BOTTOM AND HURT HIS BACK HE REPORTED THIS BUT DID NOT SEE DR OR MISS ANY TIME UNTIL LATER
THE INJURED WAS WALKING TO THE POWER BOX WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF DRILL AND RAISED THE JACK UP. WHICH CAUSED THE DRILL TO LOWER. A BRAGE ON THE DRILL HIT THE INJURED\S RIGHT KNEE.
I,NAME WAS PULLING UP A 6-3 ROUND CONDUCTOR CABLE FOR THE ROOF DRILL AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS KNEELING WHERE I.NAME WAS USING A PAIR OF COME-ALONGS TO LIFT A PULLEY. THE CHAIN BROKE & THE HANDLE STRUCK I.NAME IN THE H EAD.
THE MINER WAS IN FIRST LEFT CUTTING THE CROSSCUT TO THE RIGHT. THE INJURED STATED HE WAS KNEELING BESIDE THE MINE APPROX 3 OR 4\ BACK FROM THE CONTROLS AND A PIECE OF S CALE ROCK FELL HITTI NG HIM ON THE HAND. SCALE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS
THE INJURED WAS DRIVING A PIN OUT OF A CAT TRACK FOR A BELT FEEDER. A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE FROM THE PUNCH, THUS HITTING HIM IN THE EAR@
ROOF DRILL OPERATOR REELED THE CABLE UP AND THE INJUREDS FEET GOT TANGLED UP IN THE CABLE HE WAS KNOCK DOWN. HE LANDED WITH HIS ANKLE UNDER HIS BODY, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY
THE INJUREDE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A TRACK RAIL. THE ROCK BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE
THE INJURED WAS WASHING A RAM CAR SOME BELT WAS LYING ON THE BOTTOM THE BELT GOT WET AND HE SLIPPED DOWN TWISTING HIS ANKLE
THE FALL TOOK PLACE 20 HEADING FIRST RIGHT ENTRY. STARTING AT SPAD 1 & 10 AND ENDING AT SPAD 1 & 90 IT WAS FEATHER EDGE TO 72 INCHES THICK 20 TO 25 FT WIDE THE STRATA WAS LAMINATED SHALE, AND SANDSTONE.
THE INJURED WAS TROUBLESHOOTING IN A HEADER STARTER BOX AND HIS PLYERS TOUCHED TWO LEAD WIRES. IT FLASHED UP CAUSING THE BURN.
THE INJ WAS SHOVELING ON THE TAIL PIECE WITH THE BELT OFF THE BELT STARTED UP AND IT KICKED THE SHOVEL BACK HITTING HIS HAND
A PIECE OF BELT WAS HUNG UNDER A MANTRIP BUS AND DANNY WAS CUTTING IT OUT FROM UNDER IT AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND
THE INJ WAS WALKING ACROSS A STOPPED BELTLINE WHEN THE BELT STARTED UP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS CHIN
THE INJURED PICKED UP THE HEAD OF A ROOF DRILL.
INJ WAS PINNING THE HEADING WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEG
THE FALL TOOK PLACE IN THE SOUTH WEST MAIN TRACK AND BELT HEADING, COVERING THE BELT AND TRACK. THE FALL WAS 30 INCHES THICK, 17 INCHES WIDE, AND 25 FEET LONG.
PLACING TEE BOARDS UNDER PORTAL BUS WHILE IT WAS BEING PRIED UP.TIMBER BROKE AND BUS FELL TRAPPING HAND BETWEEN BOARDS AND BUS.
PINNING IN 2ND RIGHT AND ROCK GAVE WAY,WEDGING LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND DRILL STEEL WRENCH.
THE INJURED STEPPED BETWEEN THE TRACK TIES & SAID IT JERKED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING TO PUT A RAM CAR BATTERY LID BACK IN PLACE WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LID & A SIDE BRACE.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATION A PORTAL BUS WHEN THE CONTROL BOX BLEW OUT, AND BURNED HIS LEG.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND FELL. USING HIS LEFT HAND TO BREAK THE FALL, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING TO MOVE A STEEL RAIL WHEN HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE RAIL AND TIMBER
OPERATING TRACK JEEP WAITING FOR MOTOR AND 2 EMPTY ROCK DUST CARS TO CLEAR HILL.CARS BROKE LOOSE FROM MOTOR AND CAME BACK AND HIT JEEP.EMPL JUMPED FROM JEEP AND ROCK DUST CARS HIT AND ROLLED HIM CAUSING INJURY.
THE STRATA WAS LAMINATED SAND STONE WITH A CUTTER ON THE LEFT RIB WHEN IT FELL IT CAUGHT THE BELT LINE AND TRACK
THE FALL TOOK PLACE IN THE MAIN HEADING COVERING THE BELTLINE AND T R ACK THE ROCK FELL ABOCE THE PINS
LIFTING DRUM OF OIL ONTO COAL DRILL STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
THIS WAS AN OLD HEADER HOLE AND THE BROW FELL TO WERE THE ROCK HAD BEEN TAKEN DOWN TO.
THIS WAS OLD AREA AND HAD BEEN SETTING A LONG TIME.TOP WAS GOOD WHEN WE DROVE THROUGH IT.ROOF TOOK AIR SLACK THUS CAUSING FALL.
THE INJURED THREW A JACK ON TOP OF THE ROOF DRILL AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A JACK LAYING ON THE DRILL ANDA THE ONE HE THREW.
THE INJURED SLIPPED ON AN OILY SPOT ON THE SHOP FLOOR HE FELL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK
THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO PUT BACK THE LOW VOLTAGE RELEASE WITH THE POWER STILL ON THE BREAKER.
ROOF FALL ON 505 SECTION IT WAS IN THE HEADING STARTING AT SPAD 5+90 AND ENDING AT SPAD 6+65 FALL WAS 24FT WIDE & 75FT LONG IT WAS 30IN THICK WE WERE USING 30INCH ROOF BOLTS
THE INJURED WAS PICKING UP BELT IN THE LOW TOP WHEN WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS PRYING ON A SHUTTLE CAR CHAIN WITH A WRENCH AND PIPE DAVID MCCNICO THE OPERATOR OF THE CAR TURNED THE CAHIN SWITCH ON CAUSING THE CHAIN TO MOVE AND THE BAR TO SLIP MASHING THE INJURED HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND SHUTTLE CAR
THE STRATA CHANGED FROM SHALE TO LAMINATED SAND STONE. THE FALL WAS IN T HE 50 HEADING ENTRY. IT WAS IN THE HEADING STARTING AT SPAD 46+60 & ENDING AT 47+25. THE FALL WAS 24\ WIDE & 60\ LONG FEATHER EDGE TO 30 TO 36" THICK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR ON 414 SECTION HE WS AT THE LOADER GETTING LOADED WHEN A ROCK FLEW FROM THE LOADER BOOM AND STRUCK HIM IN FACE CAUSING THE INJURY
THE INJURED WAS SHOOTING TWO OVERHANGS IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE HEADING AND NO. 1 RIGHT. SHE WENT BACK DOWN THE HEADING TO GGET IN THE CLEAR. WHEN SHE SHOT THE PLACE SHE WAS STRUCK BY A P IECE OF ROCK, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WITH HIS HAND RESTING ON THE CONTROL BOX. HE TURNED THE SCOOP AND HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONTROL SWITCHES, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.
THE INJURY WAS BACKING UP THE CUTTING MACHINE WHEN HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MACHINE, AND THE RIB.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO SPLICE SHUTTLECAR CABLE AND HIS KNIFE SLIPPED
THE INJURED PICKED UP A DRUM OF OIL TO PUT IN THE ROOF DRILL, THIS CAUSING THE INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS MOVING BELT ROLLERS AND DROPPED ONE ON HIS FOOT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN ELEVATOR BUCKET IN THE #2 PIN ELEVATOR. HE TURNED A BUCKET TO INSTALL A LINK, AND IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED MAN WAS INSTALLING ELEVATOR BUCKET IN THE NO 2 PIN ELEVATOR HE TURNED A BUCKET TO INSTLL A LINK AND IT CAUGHT HIS HAND
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