Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee hammering on a shuttle car reel chain and a piece of metal flew off the hammer striking him in the right upper leg.
South Central Coal Company, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2010
All MSHA-reportable accidents at South Central Coal Company, Inc. operations in 2010. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2010
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Year
- 2010
Top incident classifications
- 01POWERED HAULAGE2 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON1 incident
- 05OTHER1 incident
All incidents in 2010
Struck against stationary object
Miner was in scoop bucket feeding duster, scoop lost brakes and slid under belt line structure with him in bucket. Miner had cuts, bruises and contusions.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was walking to the power center in the #5 entry @9-1/2 xcut south to turn power on to shuttle car when he stepped on a ledge/hole and twisted his ankle.
Struck by falling object
while instructing employees on how to properly install top rollers on rails, during belt moves. The rail nearest the employee spread apart, causing the roller to fall on top of his right foot
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was removing blocks from belt regulator and a block fell from the top and struck him on the right hand.
Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
Working near the red stacker belt and was bit by a snake.
Struck against a moving object
Park brake on shuttle car locked up causing tires to lock up and car began to slide down toward the miner quickly. Operator got the brakes released and attempted to regain control of the machine to steer it into the rib. The slick conditions didn't allow traction, the machine slammed into corner rib, causing the operator to be thrown around inside the cab, which caused the injury.