Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE leaned out window to adjust direction of water cannon and felt pain in abdomen.
Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2009
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2009
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2009
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2009
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Hoisting bad gear into ball of another truck, caught and between gear being hoisted and box of truck
Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
Putting tooth on shovel bucket, swung sledge hammer and experienced pain in low back, right leg and right shoulder.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE was removing bolts from motor cover with a wrench when the wrench slipped off of the bolt head and EE fell to floor.
Fall onto or against objects
EE was shoveling from the portable plant and slipped and fell striking his chest against the steel frame.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE was putting scrap iron in loader bucket and felt pull in abdomen.
Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
Employee was trying to disassemble hose connections. Injury occurred while trying to loosen nuts with wrench & chrome bar.