Mining Incidents

Ohio American Energy IncorporatedMining Incidents in 2007

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Ohio American Energy Incorporated operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2007
0
Total incidents
5
Year
2007

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident

All incidents in 2007

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Installing floor grating and felt pain in his lower back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a 6 foot A-frame ladder to tighten bolts, ladder kicked out causing him to slip and catch himself with his right arm.

Struck by falling object

Unloading checker plate off truck, plate slipped out of his hand and struck his right index finger.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated that he was cleaning mud from a dozer track frame with spade shovel. He said he felt a pull, then some pain with some burning in his right front shoulder. Treatment did not begin until 1/15/08 after evaluation by doctor's MRI. Employee continues to work while undergoing some untrasound treatments for a shoulder strain. Employee did not miss any workdays.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Carrying gate valve to an opening to the thickner and strained lower back.

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 Ohio American Energy Incorporated's numeric MSHA operator ID.