EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A BROKEN CHAINON THE DM 45 INGERSOL DRILL. WHILE STANDING ON THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH WAS APPROX 15' ABOVE THE GROUND THE OPPOSITE CHAIN BROKE AND ALLOWED THE ROTARY HEAD TO FREE FALL APPROX 12' WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON IT. THE IMPACT OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS INJURY.
Tiger Mine Coal
Tiger Mine has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1998–2001
- Latest incident
- Sep 2001
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Tiger Mine has $17K in proposed MSHA penalties and $11K outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.MSHA sampling at Tiger Mine shows respirable coal dust averaging 0.59 mg/m3 (95% compliant) across 42 samples.
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A sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.ⓘ
Respirable coal dust and silica figures cover coal facilities. Dust compliance is measured against the current 1.5 mg/m3 standard; samples predating the 2014 standard are included, so compliance rates are a coarse historical signal.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q4 | 2,722 | 8 | 2 | 2939.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 21,707 | 4 | 4 | 184.3 |
| 2001 Q2 | 27,058 | 3 | 3 | 110.9 |
| 2001 Q1 | 24,496 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 21,158 | 3 | 1 | 141.8 |
| 2000 Q3 | 18,007 | 8 | 2 | 444.3 |
| 2000 Q2 | 24,174 | 7 | 4 | 289.6 |
| 2000 Q1 | 24,997 | 15 | 12 | 600.1 |
Reportable incidents
26 on file2001 · 14 incidents
HE CLAIMS HE HIT BUMP IN ROAD & HURT BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CLAIM WAS MADE 2 HRS AFTER EE WAS FIRED FOR MISUSE OF TRUCK &GETTING IN FIGHT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
PRYING ON BAR WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK. BAR SLIPPED THROWING HIM INTO THE TRUCK.
WELDING ON 777, TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS LANDING ON BACK. CRACKED LEFT WRIST.
WAS LOADING HOLES GOT TOO HOT AND HAD A HEAT STROKE.
UNLOADING METAL.
WELDING ON D9 PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE.
MOVING BATTERY TO GET BOOSTER CABLE WHEN BATTERY BLEW UP.
GETTING OFF D7 DOZER.
CUTTING WIRE TO THE AIR HOSE UP KEEP FROM DRAGGING.
CLIMBING OFF D9 WHEN FELL HIT RIGHT KNEE ON TRACK.
THE WIPERS WERE STUCK IN UP POSITION, WAS TRYING TO BRAKE LOOSE, WIPER CAME LOOSE A METAL PIECE CUT HIS HAND.
WAS PATCHING CRACK ON LOADER, WHEN METAL FELL INTO EYES.
WAS WALKING UP STEPS, SLIPPED AND HIT HIT ELBOW ON STEPS.
2000 · 4 incidents
WAS PUTTING BELT ON CRUSHER WHEN WRIST POPPED.
WAS USING POWER WASHER ON MECHANICS TRUCK, SLIPPED ON MUD. POWER WASHER TIP HIT TOP OF FOOT, WATER & STEAM WENT THROUGH BOOT AND BURNT FOOT.
EE BACKED UP TO EDGE UNSQUARE AND RIGHT SIDE TIRES DROPPED OFF FILL. NOTHING GAVEWAY, EE APPEARED TO HAVE MISJUDGED WHERE HE WAS AT. TRUCK DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING WITH ALL SIX TIRES IN THE AIR.
WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE BOLTS OUT OF REAR END WHEN PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.
1999 · 7 incidents
CHANGING OIL ON DRILL, HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW.
LOADER DROPPED BIG ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK AND JAMMED HIS BACK.
EE STEPPED OFF LOADER INTO HOLE FILLED WITH WATER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS CARRYING 1/2 SHEET METAL AND SLIPPED ON MUD AND STRAINED UPPER BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO WORK ON 992 LOADER AND SLIPPED ON LADDFER AND FELL STRIKING LEFT ELBOW.
EE WAS WORKING ON COAL SCREENING UNIT & SCREEN FELL ON RT ARM & WRIST
WORKING ON DOZER BLADE, WAS HIT IN LEFT ARM WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HEAD CAME OFF.
1998 · 1 incident
EE WORKING ON BULLDOZER, REPAIRING HYD LEAK SLIPPED AND FELL ON ELBOW CAUSING ELBOW TO SWELL.
The full compliance file on Tiger Mine
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