THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WORKING THE FEED HOPPER ON THE PLANT AND WAS PICKING THE ROCK OFF THE GRIZZLY WITH A PICK A ROCK SLID DOWN THE GRIZZLY BARS AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND INDEX FINGE
Wanamie #18: 17 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Wanamie #18 (mine ID 3606127). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Aug 1987
- Beltrami Enterprises Inc 1976 to 1976
- Carrier Coal Company Inc 1976 to 1979
- North American Mining Inc 1979 to present
Wanamie #18 sits in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 0.2% 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
17 on file1987 · 3 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WELDING ON A DOZER & WENT TO STEP DOWN & TURNED HIS ANKLE ON A PIECE OF ICE CAUSING THE BONE ABOVE THE LEFT ANKLE TO BREAK.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE SIDE OF THE SCALP SCREEN. HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE TOP OF THE SCALP SCREEN TO HOLD HIMSELF A ROCK CAME OFF THE BELTLINE ONTO THE SCALPER & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND1
1986 · 1 incident
EMP WAS HOLDING3A PIPE WHILE ANOTHER EMP WAS HITTING PIPE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER THE SLEDGEHAMMER HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT HAND BREAKING THE #4 AND #5 FINGERS
1985 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING PARTS UP AND DOWN THE PLANT STAIRWAY THE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING AN INJURY WHICH IS STILL IN QUESTION TO THE NATURE THE INJURY.
EMPL REACHING DOWN OVER STEEL BEAM TO PULL UP IRE CABLE TOWARDS HIM AND FEELS HE PULLED NERVE AT THAT TIME.
EMPL SPRAY PAINTING STEEL VIBRATORS ON GROUND AND WHEN HE TURNED,HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.DR EXAMINED IT -DETERMINED THERE WAS TORN CARTILIDGE IN THE KNEE.
EMP WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK ALONG A CONVEYOR BELT LINE AND STEPPED THROUGH A HOLE IN CATWALK AND FELL DOWN HITING HIS RT SIDE RIBS ON STEEL BEAM CAUSING BRUISED RIBS
1984 · 5 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL & WHEN THE STEEL WAS FLIPPED OVER IT HIT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND AND THE ANGLE IRON HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ANKLE C AUSING THE ANKLE TO BREAK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE TRACK OF THE P H BACKHOE AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT LOWER CALF AND SHINE ON THE TRACK CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO THE LEFT LEG.
EMPL WALKING UP STAIRS TO FEED HOPPER,PUT HAND ON GUARD RAIL AND ROCK FELL OFF BUCKET OF PAYLOADER LOADING FEED HOPPER HITTING EMPL IN HAND CAUSING LACERATION OF RIGHT HAND RING FINGER REQ 8 S TITCHES AND FRACTURING SAME FINGER AND SMALL FINGER ON SAME HAND.
EMP WAS WORKING ON BELTLINE HEAD PULLEY WHEN HE SLICED HIS RT INDEX FINGER ON SLIVER OF METAL THAT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE AND FOOT (RIGHT) ON THE GROUND.
1983 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SCREENS IN THE PLANT VIBRATOR & HE WEDGED HIS RIGHT HAND THUMB IN BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE VIBRATOR
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LOG FROM PLANT FEED HOPPER GRIZZLY WHEN A LOG ROLLED OFF GRIZZLY AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISES
THE EMP WAS OPERATING A PAYLOADER LOADING TRUCKS WHEN HE DEVELOPED CHEST PAINS AND WAS TAKEN TOO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED TO DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HEART ATTACK
RUNNING PLANT FEED HOPPER AND WIND BLEW PIECE OF COAL INTO LEFT EYE OF EMPL CAUSING SCRATCHED CORNEA.