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February 15, 1991 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mc Ginness Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

TRACTOR TRAILER RAISED BED TO DUMP LOAD OF COAL.THE COAL STUCK IN CORNER,CAUSING TRACTOR AND DUMP TRAILER TO FLOP ONTO ITS SIDE-MSHA INSPECTORS(NAMES) WERE ON PROPERTY AT ACCIDENT SITE.INJURED WAS SCHOOLED IN HIS ANNUAL HAZARD TRAINING ON 01-25-91 PREVIOUS DATES OF HAZARD TRAINING ARE 01-08-90 AND 02-02-89.

July 10, 1984 OH · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Mc Ginness Brothers Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

STORM APPEARED AND ALL WORKING PERSONNEL WAS REMOVED FOR NEAR BY WORK AREA AND FROM IMMEDIATE SHOT AREA OF 37 LOADED HOLES AFTER STORM CLEARED AND IT WAS SAFE ATAIN TO ALLOW WORKMEN BACK ON SH OT,WE DISCOVERED THAT LIGHTENING HAD SET OFF 6 HOLES.BALANCE OF SHOT TESTED OK AND SHOT WAS SET OFF AND ALL 31 HOLES WERE DETONATED AT 4:30 PM.

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