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Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2005

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2005
1
Total incidents
3
Year
2005

Top incident classifications

  1. 01POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS1 incident
  3. 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident

All incidents in 2005

Reading Anthracite Company
Struck against a moving object

The Euclid R-Haul truck Comp. No. 671 was hauling a load of stemming material to the drill bench in the Wadesville Pit. The truck went over an embankment, upset, coming to rest on the driver's side causing fatal blunt force trauma to the driver located inside the cab. The cause of this accident is yet to be determined pending further investigation.

Reading Anthracite Company
Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting power cable for 7800 dragline, he felt pain in left shoulder and bicep area - torn bicep ligament at elbow.

Reading Anthracite Company
Fall to the walkway or working surface

Emp. was walking on snow covered ground when he slipped & fell to the ground.

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 Reading Anthracite Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.