Mining Incidents

Oxford Mining Co.LLCMining Incidents in 2011

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Oxford Mining Co.LLC operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2011
1
Total incidents
11
Year
2011

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 incidents
  2. 02MACHINERY2 incidents
  3. 03POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
  4. 04STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident
  5. 05HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident

All incidents in 2011

Struck against stationary object

EE was shoving top soil away from the highwall. He backed up over and through an 8 foot berm that had been constructed at the edge of the highwall. The dozer went over the wall rolling over and throwing him out of the cab.

Struck by powered moving object

Employee was operating another's 2011 pickup alone. Truck required servicing to clear mud from transmission linkage preventing transmission from being put into park and normal operation. Employee stopped truck, crawled underneath to service linkage and the transmission engaged in reverse fracturing employees left arm while he attempted to get out of the way.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking across a muddy spoil bank to get to a water pump and slipped and twisted his knee

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was standing on the track of a D-9L dozer and turned to get back into the cab when he lost his footing, he grabbed the hand rail but turned wrong and pulled a muscle in his back.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a 777 Cat rock truck and was being loaded by a 992 cat loader. He claims a rock slid over and hit the inside of the bed and jarred him. Went to Twin City Chiropractic center and they gave him 3 days off.

Struck by flying object

EE was approximately 20 feet away from a mechanic that was using a grinder when the grinding wheel disintegrated and a piece flew over and cut his right wrist.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking through water and mud to get to his water pump and stepped on a rock twisting his ankle.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was replacing teeth on a 992 loader, he was carrying one over to the loader and slipped and fell hitting his shoulder on the ground. He has worked with a pain in his shoulder, now he has decided to have it repaired. Doctors have told him that he has a small tear in his rotator cuff.

Fall from machine

Employee was climbing down the ladder of a 365 Trac-Hoe and lost his footing. He fell approximately 4 feet to the ground injuring his back.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

The associate stepped onto the cantilever platform next to the conveyor structure the expanded metal grating gave way and the associate fell to the ground.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving a 55 gal drum and lost his footing in the mud and pulled a muscle in his 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 Oxford Mining Co.LLC's numeric MSHA operator ID.