Mining Incidents

Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2010

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2010
0
Total incidents
10
Year
2010

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  3. 03OTHER2 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY2 incidents

All incidents in 2010

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE slipped on oil/grease when exiting engine room of Demag.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Rolling large rock off haul road and felt pop in right shoulder.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Two employees were trying to untangle a 200' length of 1 5/8"" wire cable. Employee injured back while pulling cable.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in process of running dewatering pump & twisted/reached for the control panel & felt pain in back, hip & leg.

Contact with hot objects or substances

While cutting/burnig, gas collected under EE's coat and ignited.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting into cab of truck when wind blew door shut & struck ribs.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking up an embankment & lost footing.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was hoisting 2 wet coal screws off groung & caught finger in between.

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.