Mining Incidents

Colony Bay Coal Company LLCMining Incidents in 2003

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Colony Bay Coal Company LLC operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2003
0
Total incidents
4
Year
2003

Top incident classifications

  1. 01MACHINERY2 incidents
  2. 02NO VALUE FOUND1 incident
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident

All incidents in 2003

No Value Found

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GETTING INTO THE CAB OF THE HITACHI EX 700. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING HIS BACK AND BACK OF HIS HEAD.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WATERING THE ACESS ROAD FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN TO THE TURN AT BANNER AND CANDICE COAL MINES. WHILE HE WAS TURNING THE WATER TRUCK AROUND TO RETURN TO THE TOP OF TH E MOUNTAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB AND WRIST AREA IN THE SPOKE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A CAT HOE. HE HAD THE DOOR OPENED TO THROW AWAY SOME TRASH. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR BLOWING THE DOOR OPEN MORE, HE CAUGHT THE DOOR WITH HIS LT. HAND TO PULL IT SHUT . WHILE SHUTTING THE DOOR HE CAUGHT HIS RT THUMB BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE DOOR HINGE CAUSING HIM TO MASH THE END OF HIS RT. THUMB OFF. NOTE: NO BONE INVOLVED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO MAKE A SEAL FOR THE TAILGATE ON THE CAT 740 LIZZARD TRUCK. HE WAS USING AN AIR DRILL. THE DRILL JUMPED THE HOLE AND CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND AT THE BASE OF HIS THUMB.

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 Colony Bay Coal Company LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.