EMPLOYEE WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON A STEEL BEAM ABOVE THE CRUSHER AREA. HE TURNED HIS HEAD FOR A MOMENT AND A ROCK FLEW UP AND SMASHED HIS THUMB WHERE IT WAS RESTING. HIS THUMB WAS SMASHED COMPL ETELY ON THE END AND HE LOST THE END WHRE THE NAIL SHOULD BE.
Leisenring Iii Site: 5 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Leisenring Iii Site (mine ID 3608461). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1994
- Latest incident
- Aug 1994
- Nucoal Inc 1994 to present
Leisenring Iii Site sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Reportable incidents
5 on file1994 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A MUD HOLE WHILE WALKING ON SITE. HE FELL FORWARD AND JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE GROUND UPON IMPACT. RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WS LIFTING A STEEL CATWALK, WHICH WAS HEAVIER THAN HE EXPECTED. WHEN THE CATWALK WAS OFF THE GROUND, ALL WEIGHT WAS ON ONE ARM. HE THEN HEARD A "CRUNCHING" NOISE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE STRAINED MUSCLES AND TENDONS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OVER A STEEL SPRAY BAR AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS SIDE ON THE STEEL BAR AND HIT HIS RIBS AND CUT HIS FINGER IN THE FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS STICK WELDING. HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY FLASHED WEHN ARC WAS STRUCK.