Mining Incidents

W M P I: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Controlled by John W Rich Jr
Gilberton, Schuylkill County, PA  ·  Active
MSHA Mine ID: 3607805

W M P I has $129K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.

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Fatalities
1
Total incidents
79
Years on record
1987–2024
Latest incident
Apr 2024
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
448
citations
164
significant & substantial
$128,636
proposed penalties
$101,510
paid to date
79% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $27,126 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
251
inspections on record
10,319
inspection hours
4.3
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
448 citations across 10,319 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.

W M P I has $129K in proposed MSHA penalties and $2K outstanding across 3 contested dockets.

Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$129K
proposed penalties
$104K
current assessed
$102K
paid to date
$2K
outstanding
430 assessments are final orders; 3 contested dockets.
Of $62K in penalties contested before the Commission, $37K was upheld in final decisions.
As of the most recent assessment on 2026-06-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
Shares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
37.4%
significant & substantial
2.3%
high negligence or reckless
37.0%
reasonably likely or greater
34.0%
permanently disabling or fatal if injury occurs
Negligence coding: 0.5% none, 36.8% low, 60.5% moderate, 2.3% high, 0.0% reckless.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
When citations were contested
Contesting a citation before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is a lawful right. These figures state the public outcomes of that process, from MSHA's Contested Violations file.
3 citations taken to the federal commission · 1% of citations on record
  • Settled 2 · 67%
  • Vacated or withdrawn 1 · 33%
100%
S&S designation survived the contest
Counts a Significant & Substantial citation as surviving when a settlement or judge's decision kept the designation, or the contest was dismissed or defaulted so the citation stands as issued. Vacated and withdrawn citations, and settlements that removed the designation, count against.
of 2 decided S&S contests · industry: 79%
40%
Penalty reduction in decided contests
$62K proposed, $37K after decisions · industry: 39%
Source: MSHA Contested Violations file (public record), updated weekly. A dismissed or defaulted contest leaves the citation standing as issued; a vacated or withdrawn citation is removed from the violation record. Latest contest filed 2019-08-08.
Contested penalties
A reduction or dismissal at the Commission is a lawful outcome of contesting a proposed penalty. Figures are the proposed amount and the amount upheld in the docket's decision.
Largest penalties this mine contested before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, with the outcome on record.
Docket Decision Judge Year Proposed / upheld
PENN 2019-0147 Settlement Lewis 2020 $54K → $30K
PENN 2019-0146 Settlement Lewis 2020 $7K → $7K
PENN 2010-64 Withdrawal Lesnick 2010 $100 → $0
Source: FMSHRC civil penalty dockets and decisions (public record), updated weekly.

MSHA sampling at W M P I shows 99% of 920 respirable coal dust samples met the 1.5 mg/m3 standard.

Health sampling
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
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.

Last sampled: 2026-06-23
99%
within 1.5 mg/m3
920
samples
6.51
dust max (mg/m3)
1
over MSHA ECV
The excessive concentration value (ECV) is MSHA's own per-sample enforcement threshold, which builds in measurement uncertainty; a sample over its ECV can trigger a citation. The count covers only samples MSHA assigned an ECV.
735 samples taken by MSHA inspectors, 185 by the operator.
Most-sampled occupations
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR246
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH193
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER178

Silica (quartz)

Last sampled: 2026-06-24
2.2
silica avg (%)
108
samples
5.9
silica max (%)
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH38
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR20
  • CLEANING PLANT OPERATOR13

Noise
The share counts noise samples whose measured dose exceeded the 90 dBA permissible exposure limit. It describes the sampled workplace, not what reached the miner's ear: hearing conservation programs and the hearing protection worn during the shift are recorded separately and are not reflected here.

Last sampled: 2026-03-27
10%
over PEL
428
samples
Most-sampled occupations
  • LABORER/BLACKSMITH113
  • HIGHLIFT OPERATOR/FRONT END LOADER86
  • BULLDOZER OPERATOR57
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.
Health sampling trend
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 by year
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.
Year within 1.5 mg/m3 samples
2026 100% 26
2025 96% 27
2024 100% 41
2023 96% 52
2022 100% 23
2021 100% 22
2020 100% 50
2019 100% 46
2018 100% 52
2017 100% 56
2016 100% 61
2015 100% 33
2014 100% 32
2013 100% 26
2012 97% 35
2011 100% 16
2010 100% 35
2009 100% 40
2008 100% 23
2007 100% 19
2006 100% 30
2005 100% 17
2004 96% 26
2003 93% 29
2002 100% 37
2001 98% 41
2000 92% 25
Silica (quartz) by year
Year silica avg (%) samples
2026 2.5 11
2025 1.2 6
2024 1.8 4
2023 1.0 4
2022 3.2 5
2020 2.9 9
2019 1.8 6
2018 2.1 9
2017 2.0 8
2016 2.8 8
2015 3.0 3
2014 3.0 2
2010 2.2 2
2009 3.0 1
2008 2.7 3
2007 1.9 3
2006 1.9 5
2004 1.7 2
2003 1.4 2
2002 1.9 4
2001 1.4 7
2000 2.1 4
Noise by year
Year over PEL samples
2026 0% 11
2025 0% 12
2024 0% 34
2023 18% 17
2022 0% 5
2021 0% 12
2020 0% 8
2019 0% 15
2018 5% 44
2017 0% 27
2016 18% 34
2015 7% 15
2014 11% 19
2013 0% 9
2012 17% 23
2010 24% 25
2009 21% 14
2008 22% 9
2007 20% 10
2006 9% 23
2005 14% 7
2004 11% 9
2003 7% 14
2002 0% 9
2001 8% 12
2000 45% 11
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly.

W M P I recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2025.

Injury rate, 2025
This rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
Below average. The US coal mining average was 3.19 and the all-US-mining average was 1.97 cases per 100 workers.
In Pennsylvania, coal mining averaged 2.63 cases per 100 workers that year.
Year total case rate days-away fatal
2025 0.00 0.00 0.000
2024 1.97 1.97 0.000
2023 * 4.27 4.27 0.000
2022 * 2.44 2.44 0.000
2021 * 0.00 0.00 0.000
2020 * 2.45 2.45 0.000
2019 * 4.68 4.68 0.000
2018 * 4.14 4.14 2.071
* Fewer than 100,000 employee-hours that year; the rate is less stable.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Ownership history
  1. Waste Management & Processors Inc 1986 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year Employees
2026 51
2025 51
2024 50
2023 48
2022 43
2021 40
2020 40
2019 42
2018 47
2017 49
2016 39
2015 29
2014 23
2013 25
2012 29
2011 30
2010 28
2009 30
2008 35
2007 34
2006 33
2005 33
2004 35
2003 37
2002 38
2001 38
2000 32
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.

W M P I sits in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 1.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
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.
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania · Population 143,259
1.1%
Mining share of county employment
$66,901
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
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.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2026 Q2 27,671 14 7 505.9
2026 Q1 27,084 11 8 406.1
2025 Q4 26,137 0 0 0.0
2025 Q3 27,880 17 11 609.8
2025 Q2 27,057 0 0 0.0
2025 Q1 25,222 7 3 277.5
2024 Q4 25,487 0 0 0.0
2024 Q3 25,753 0 0 0.0
Show 98 earlier quarters
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2024 Q2 24,799 10 4 403.2
2024 Q1 25,626 2 0 78.0
2023 Q4 24,654 3 2 121.7
2023 Q3 23,959 9 0 375.6
2023 Q2 23,597 1 0 42.4
2023 Q1 21,468 10 1 465.8
2022 Q4 20,028 0 0 0.0
2022 Q3 21,880 1 0 45.7
2022 Q2 19,325 27 9 1397.2
2022 Q1 20,877 0 0 0.0
2021 Q4 20,426 4 1 195.8
2021 Q3 21,022 11 4 523.3
2021 Q2 18,735 0 0 0.0
2021 Q1 17,244 2 0 116.0
2020 Q4 20,879 2 2 95.8
2020 Q3 20,777 1 0 48.1
2020 Q2 19,316 3 0 155.3
2020 Q1 20,543 10 5 486.8
2019 Q4 20,905 1 0 47.8
2019 Q3 22,186 5 0 225.4
2019 Q2 21,062 2 2 95.0
2019 Q1 21,288 4 0 187.9
2018 Q4 22,772 1 0 43.9
2018 Q3 25,103 4 0 159.3
2018 Q2 24,615 0 0 0.0
2018 Q1 24,062 6 1 249.4
2017 Q4 24,093 0 0 0.0
2017 Q3 26,578 5 0 188.1
2017 Q2 25,572 1 0 39.1
2017 Q1 23,838 11 0 461.4
2016 Q4 21,053 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 21,604 4 0 185.2
2016 Q2 20,215 2 0 98.9
2016 Q1 17,876 6 2 335.6
2015 Q4 15,203 1 0 65.8
2015 Q3 16,084 3 1 186.5
2015 Q2 14,465 1 1 69.1
2015 Q1 12,717 3 0 235.9
2014 Q4 11,884 1 0 84.1
2014 Q3 12,770 6 0 469.9
2014 Q2 10,774 3 0 278.4
2014 Q1 12,006 4 0 333.2
2013 Q4 13,061 0 0 0.0
2013 Q3 11,971 6 2 501.2
2013 Q2 13,879 0 0 0.0
2013 Q1 13,579 2 0 147.3
2012 Q4 15,384 0 0 0.0
2012 Q3 16,271 3 1 184.4
2012 Q2 14,203 0 0 0.0
2012 Q1 15,830 1 1 63.2
2011 Q4 16,536 0 0 0.0
2011 Q3 17,120 3 1 175.2
2011 Q2 16,148 1 0 61.9
2011 Q1 16,355 0 0 0.0
2010 Q4 15,884 4 0 251.8
2010 Q3 15,681 0 0 0.0
2010 Q2 14,569 2 0 137.3
2010 Q1 11,494 3 1 261.0
2009 Q4 8,656 1 0 115.5
2009 Q3 16,610 5 1 301.0
2009 Q2 17,908 0 0 0.0
2009 Q1 16,744 2 0 119.4
2008 Q4 18,231 0 0 0.0
2008 Q3 17,882 4 0 223.7
2008 Q2 18,002 0 0 0.0
2008 Q1 16,751 2 0 119.4
2007 Q4 18,542 0 0 0.0
2007 Q3 17,279 7 0 405.1
2007 Q2 17,458 0 0 0.0
2007 Q1 16,262 10 3 614.9
2006 Q4 16,021 0 0 0.0
2006 Q3 15,753 11 1 698.3
2006 Q2 16,854 0 0 0.0
2006 Q1 15,811 2 0 126.5
2005 Q4 16,823 0 0 0.0
2005 Q3 15,460 14 7 905.6
2005 Q2 17,382 0 0 0.0
2005 Q1 17,776 14 8 787.6
2004 Q4 17,395 0 0 0.0
2004 Q3 17,326 11 7 634.9
2004 Q2 16,869 3 2 177.8
2004 Q1 17,194 7 4 407.1
2003 Q4 18,262 0 0 0.0
2003 Q3 18,345 11 10 599.6
2003 Q2 19,875 10 8 503.1
2003 Q1 19,153 8 8 417.7
2002 Q4 19,338 0 0 0.0
2002 Q3 18,034 7 5 388.2
2002 Q2 18,848 0 0 0.0
2002 Q1 18,927 0 0 0.0
2001 Q4 19,008 12 7 631.3
2001 Q3 18,753 4 0 213.3
2001 Q2 19,230 8 6 416.0
2001 Q1 19,687 2 2 101.6
2000 Q4 18,320 8 2 436.7
2000 Q3 16,471 0 0 0.0
2000 Q2 17,295 11 7 636.0
2000 Q1 17,673 5 0 282.9

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
November 29, 2018 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by flying object

Mechanic was looking over the hydraulic equipment on a service truck when something failed & struck the mechanic in head above right eye. Mechanic fell back onto the garage floor.

Reportable incidents

78 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2024 · 1 incident

April 8, 2024 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against a moving object

While employee was operating the 988H loader, EE passed under the #2 belt and drove thru a large pothole.

2023 · 2 incidents

December 8, 2023 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was attempting to remove a bucket tooth that was stuck in a jaw crusher. Employee hit tooth with a sledge hammer. Tooth shot out of crusher making contact with employee and causing a left leg fracture.

September 12, 2023 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was getting on the dozer at the beginning of the shift. Their foot slipped. They smacked their left knee off the blade.

2022 · 2 incidents

December 29, 2022 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was completing pre-work inspection on equipment when employee slipped into a piece of metal striking the side of right foot.

2020 · 2 incidents

November 9, 2020 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Belt scraper got turned upside down near tailwheel, employee reached in with a pry bar to dislodge it and got caught in belt.

2019 · 2 incidents

September 26, 2019 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A co-worker swung door open, door struck EE in the rear of head.

March 7, 2019 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall from ladders

EE was on a ladder thawing the tail wheel skirting on the spiral plant. When EE was climbing down, the ladder slipped and EE fell approx. 4 feet landing on EE's right side. EE did not seek medical attention until 03/18/19.

2018 · 2 incidents

August 12, 2018 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was entering pump house, EE slipped & went down on the left knee.

March 30, 2018 PA · Coal FIRE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Accident type, without injuries

Conveyor that moves coal from the dryer to silo caught fire. The job site was idle & there were no witnesses.

2017 · 3 incidents

November 8, 2017 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against a moving object

employee on street sweeper was on side of road facing east on SR4030 (Gilberton Road). Blue Mercedes behind was almost stopped. Tan buick approached & hit into blue mercedes and pushed it into street sweeper. Local ambulance, paramedic's & police were on site.

July 12, 2017 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee lost control of truck while descending a ramp and rolled over.

March 10, 2017 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall from machine

Employee heard a "whining" noise from D65PX, thought a hose may have blown or had a leak. Employee got out of cab & was standing on R side track to look at hydraulic sight glass. Employee slipped off the track and landed on feet on the ground (approx. 3 ft). Employee twisted a knee & jarred their neck.

2016 · 2 incidents

February 10, 2016 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

on catwalk that accesses conveyor line; slipped; put out hands to break fall; came in contact with conveyor line.

January 11, 2016 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was digging out a blocked tail wheel when EE hurt something in right arm above elbow (bicep).

2015 · 2 incidents

May 4, 2015 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE was pulling himself up into the truck using handrail and ladder rung when be felt a sharp pain in right bicep.

February 1, 2015 PA · Coal steel worker, iron metal worker, iron worker POWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a JLG lift and while repositioning the lift, he had his arm on the handrail and raised it up into the bottom of a chute.

2012 · 1 incident

April 25, 2012 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hooking cables from crane to screen, lower brace shifted causing screen to pivot, EE slipped twisting his left knee.

2010 · 3 incidents

October 7, 2010 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against a moving object

While driving a 777 Haulpak on the haul road, EE fell asleep and ran into a 345 excavator parked on the left side of the haul road.

September 27, 2010 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was replacing skirting on a screening plant and was bent over on his knees, when he got on his feet he turned still bent over he felt his right knee pop.

January 27, 2010 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was fueling dozer, he tripped over frozen material and fell straining the area behind his right knee.

2009 · 3 incidents

July 18, 2009 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall down stairs

Employee was walking up stairs, he slipped on a step and hit his right knee on the corner of the steps.

March 3, 2009 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cleaning screens with a hammer, pinched hand between screen and hammer handle.

2008 · 1 incident

August 6, 2008 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was putting tires on the highway to move equipment. After that, while operating the grader, his back began to hurt.

2007 · 3 incidents

August 11, 2007 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE slipped off of the fuel tank ladder while filling the fuel truck. He stopped himself with his right arm on the the ladder hand rail, the sudden jerk hurt his right shoulder.

July 20, 2007 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was changing a shive; he dropped it into position to slide it out, then rested it on the hook on the vibrator. That screen slipped off and the hook came down on his fingers.

April 11, 2007 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by falling object

Two employees were lifting a rock approx. 100 lbs off the pusher table when one tripped over a rock on the ground, fell and the rock fell on his leg.

2006 · 1 incident

January 19, 2006 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning mud from under pusher with bar and pinched gloved hand between roller and frame. Bar slipped off and pinched finger.

2005 · 1 incident

February 28, 2005 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Banging frozen mud of portec screen with a hammer, pinched ring finger of left hand between hammer handle and screen.

2004 · 1 incident

October 6, 2004 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING SCREENS ON SCALPER VIBRATOR, EE SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

2002 · 5 incidents

December 4, 2002 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLEANING HARDENED MATERIAL WITH A BAR, MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE, BAR SLIPPED HIT LEFT HAND ON BOLT.

April 10, 2002 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE FELL IN CRUSHER AND HURT BACK, EE WAS ADVISED BY IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR TO GO TO HOSPITAL, EE SAID HE'D BE ALL RIGHT AND WENT HOME. HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK, ANSWERED OR RETURNED PHONE CAL LS, HAS NOT GONE THROUGH PROPER CARE PROCEDURES.

March 20, 2002 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EE'S EYES WERE FLASHED WHILE WELDING.

2001 · 6 incidents

September 7, 2001 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LEAVING DOZER, THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 24, 2001 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLEANING TUNNEL BAY WITH A LONG SCRAPER. SCRAPER SLIPPED DOWN AND HER SHOULDER JERKED FORWARD.

May 2, 2001 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BAY OF THE #1 SCALPER WHEN MATERIAL (FEED) LET LOOSE.

2000 · 6 incidents

December 27, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS FIXING HAND RAIL ON HAULPAK WHEN HE FELT PAIN & A POPPING SENSATION IN LEFT CALF

June 16, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A WHEELBARROW LOADED WITH MAGNETITE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

May 30, 2000 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A GEAR FROM THE 450C SHOVEL, WHILE ROLLING THE GEAR OUT HE GOT HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE GEAR AND SIDE OF THE MACHINE.

May 23, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE WA-800 LOADER, WHEN HE SLIPPED/FELL FROM THE 3RD STEP TO THE GROUND.

1999 · 4 incidents

May 8, 1999 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRAINED BACK WHILE ROTATING HAMMERS IN CRUSHER. CONTINUED TO WORK 5/8, 5/10, 5/11

1997 · 1 incident

July 7, 1997 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER A WIND ROW WITH DOZER, HIT HEAD ON SIDE OF DOZER CAB.

1996 · 1 incident

February 2, 1996 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

FILLING HEATER WITH FUEL OIL AND HEATER LIT.

1994 · 1 incident

May 14, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SIEVE SCREEN IN VIBRATOR, SCREEN FELL AND EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND VIBRATOR.

1991 · 1 incident

December 10, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WORKING AT PLATE FEEDER, HIT HAND OFF OF CONVEYOR WHILE CLEANING FEEDER (SLIPPED AND HIT HAND ON CATWALK).

1990 · 2 incidents

March 20, 1990 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING TRUCK HOPPER GRIZZLEY WITH SHOVEL.FELL AGAINST WALL AND BRUISED RIGHT KNNEE.

February 6, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS LIFTING FLIGHT CONVEYOR FLIGHT BROKE & CHAIN CAME DOWN & HIT EMPLS LEG.

1989 · 5 incidents

February 1, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS RUNNING BULL DOZER AND WHILE BACKING DOWN INCLINE HE BACKED OVER A MOUND OF DIRT & WAS BOUNCED AROUND IN THE SEAT. PULLED STOMACH & BACK.

January 9, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING AT SCREENING PLANT & PULLED HIS BACK OUT WHILE PUTING NUTS & BOLTS ON PUSHES ARM.

January 4, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NOTICED PAIN WHEN MOVING WHEELBARROW LOADED WITH MAGNETITE FELT PAIN WHEN WALKING.

1988 · 9 incidents

December 22, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEELING WHEEL BARREL WITH MAGNETITE AND KEPT GETTING BAD PAINS IN THE CHEST

June 17, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE UNLOADING CUMMINS ENGINE FROM TRUCK.HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF TRUCK.

May 10, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by flying object

CUTTING OFF BOLT WITH TORCH. KNOCKED OUT PIECE OF BOLT WITH A HAMMER AND PIECE OF BOLT HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.

March 30, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE BRUSHIG SCREEN IN CRUSHER PLANT THE HEATER WAS GOING OUT AND WAS FILLING UP ROOM WITH SMOKE WHEN HE MOVED HEATER IT IGNITED IN FACE AND EYES.

January 12, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED WHILE G9TTING DOWN OFF CENTRIFUGE AND FELL TO THE WALKWAY AND LANDED ON CENTRIFUGE SCREEN BASKET.

1987 · 5 incidents

December 14, 1987 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WALKING 5ROUND THE #2 BELTLINE CHECKING FOR CARRY BACK P ALIGNMENT OF THE BELT ON THE TAIL PULLEY, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A ROCK AND HE TWIISTED HIS LEG.

December 5, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS DRIVING 6ALL JOINT INTO STEERING ON H AULPACK TRUCK WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE GOGGLES WERE WORN

October 6, 1987 PA · Coal welder (shop) FIRE
Waste Management & Processors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

APPARENTLY WHIL9 HE WAS CUTTING METAL, A HOT PIECE OF SLAG FELL DOWN BURNING THROUGH OXYGEN HOSE CREATING OXYGEN TO ESCAPE WHICH WAS THEN IGNITED BY OTHER SPARKS WHILE CUTTING.