MSHA record for Whitaker #1 (mine ID 1517176). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COVER PLATE FROM SCRUBBER ON HIGHWALL MINER. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PLATE, ALLOWING PLATE TO FALL ONTO HIS FINGER, AVULSING TIP OF FINGER (MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND).
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING ELECTRRICAL SUPPLY CONNECTIONS AND REMOVING STEEL CONNECTING PINS FROM FROM ADD CARS AS UNTI WAS BEING REMOVED FROM DRIFT. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEE N EAR OF PUSH/PULL JACK AND SIDE PIN OF ADD CAR,CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT FOOT AND AMPUTATION OF THE LARGE AND FIRST TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON ADD CAR UNTI WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BELT CAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.