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AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.Mining Incidents in 2001

All MSHA-reportable accidents at AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2001
1
Total incidents
4
Year
2001

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
  2. 02HOISTING1 incident
  3. 03ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES1 incident

All incidents in 2001

AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.
Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE PREPARING TO ATTACH ROCKDUST HOSE TO POD DUSTER, THE DUSTER WAS STRUCK BY 3 SUPPLY CARS WHICH HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE SLOPE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE SLOPE. CARS STRUCK THE DUSTER & THE VI CTIM WAS FATALY INJURED. THE CARS TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 1700 FT. BEFORE STRIKING THE ROCKDUSTER. CAUSE OF THE CARS BREAKING LOOSE IS STILL UNDETERMINED.

AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED, ""NO SPECIFIC OCCURANCE; AGGRAVATION TO LOW BACK DUE TO WORKING IN A BENT OVER POSITION AND HANDLING, LIFTING MATERIAL.""

AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.
Struck by falling object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DRILL STEEL FROM CHUCK, DRILL STEEL SLIPPED OUT STRIKING LEFT EYE BROW. INATEENTION TO ACTIVITY, AWARENESS ARE FACTORS.

AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.
(Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING PREPARING TO ATTACH HOSE TO POD DUSTER, THE DUSTER WAS STRUCK BY 3 SUPPLY CARS WHICH HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE SLOPE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE SLOPE, THE CARS STRUCK THE DUSTER FATAL LY INJURING HIS CO-WORKER. NOTIFIED 12-11-01 OF STRESS DISORDER.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to AEP Ohio Coal, L.L.C.'s numeric MSHA operator ID.