Mining Incidents

Reading Anthracite CompanyMining Incidents in 2013

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Reading Anthracite Company operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2013
0
Total incidents
7
Year
2013

Top incident classifications

  1. 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  2. 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
  3. 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
  4. 04MACHINERY1 incident

All incidents in 2013

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Emp was fueling dozer. Fuel cap was frozen shut. Emp pulled on fuel cap and fell backwards to ground.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling 6"" pump hose across uneven ground.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repairing cutting edge on excavator. Sledge hammer cracked & piece of hammer impaled left thigh.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 employees using crane to hoist drill steel onto flat bed truck. Employee guiding drill steel got hand/wrist caught between steel & bed of truck.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Standing on swing motor to change valve body on PC 4000. Slipped off swing motor & hit Lt knee on motor.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was removing skirting of Femco crusher for cleaning/maintenance and felt pain in back and hips.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing jam from Extec S-5 portable screening plant-struck on head by rock

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.