EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER WASHER SHOVELING. STANDING FLEXIBLE WATER HOSE FELL OFF WASHER APPROX. 10' AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN SIDE OF NECK.
Washer: 12 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for Washer (mine ID 1515284). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 1989–1991
- Latest incident
- Sep 1991
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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.- Tom Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1993
- Dartmont Processing Corp 1993 to 1994
- Mountain Processing Inc 1994 to 1995
- Old South Trading Corp 1995 to present
Washer sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% 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
12 on file1991 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING WELDER AROUND- GOT BETWEEN WELDER AND TRUCK- WELDER CAUGHT RIGHT LEG BETWEEN WELDER AND BUMPER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF ANGLE IRON A PIECE FLEW INTO LEFT EYE. DOCTOR FLUSHED OUT EYE.
EE CAME TO HELP ANOTHER EE CHANGE DIRECTION OF COAL GATE TO BETTER REACH THE GATE HE STEPPED UP ONTO BELT SYSTEM BOOTS WERE MUDDY RAINING WEATHER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT INTO SELF CLEANING T AIL PIECE ROLLER.
STEPPED ON BOARD WITH NAIL. NO LOSS TIME- TETANUS SHOT ONLY.
STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WIRE SCRAPED SIDE OF FOOT. NO LOSS TIME- TETANUS SHOT ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING-TRUCK TIRE WAS LEANED AGAINST WAY BEHIND EMPLOYEE-IT FELL & HIT HIM IN BACK OF LEGS.
1990 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RAIL ROAD TIES INTO A TRUCK. ONE CROSS TIE ROLLED OFF FORK LIFT AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING MOVING CROSS TIES-STRAINED BACK. CONTINUED TOW ORK MONDAY AND TUESDAY-WENT TO DOCTOR WEDSDAY.
EARLIER IN DAY LIFTED TRUCK PART BACK HURT A LITTLE-LATER IN DAY JUMPED OVER A MUD MUDDLE BACK HURT WORSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING SLATE OFF BELT-PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
1989 · 1 incident
ROCK ROLLED OFF HILL HIT E MP ON L LEG BRUISED AND SCRATCHED.