Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Drilling test hole @ 95' in coal bed. Drill bit got stuck & ignited coal causing Co to escape up drill hole. Employee felt ill & was taken to local hospital.
Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2011
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2011. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2011
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2011
Top incident classifications
- 01MACHINERY1 incident
- 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
- 03SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
All incidents in 2011
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was operating bucket truck to weld on boom of Demag. When finished welding and lowering bucket, employee somehow caught himself between bucket and boom of Demag.
Fall onto or against objects
Employee was cleaning out RR car - slip & fell while inside car hitting back and side on i/s of car wall