OHIO COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 863 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/12/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost REPLACING BIT CONES ON THE CUTTING HEAD OF THE VOEST ALPINE MINER. STRIKING CONES WITH A BALL PIEN HAMMER TO REMOVE THEM. A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE BIT CONE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEG.
08/30/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DO MAINTENANCE ON THE MINER. HE REMOVED HIS GLOVES TO OPERATE THE REMOTE CONTROLS TO POSITION THE MACHINE. HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER OPERATING THE CON...
08/30/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost WHILE STEPPING OFF 50 TON LOCOMOTIVE HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
08/15/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ON THE UNDERGROUND REFUSE BELT, SURVEYSTATION 13+75. FALL MEASURED 20' LONG, 15' WIDE,4' HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH BEAMS AND CRIBS.
08/01/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON UNDERGROUND REFUSE BELT, SURVEY STATION 13 AND 24. FALL MEASURED APPROX 20' LONG BY 15.5' WIDE BY 4' HIGH. AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH STEEL BEAMS AND CRIB. AREA WAS MINED IN 1967.
07/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE SUFFERED AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO A HERBICIDE SPRAY USED IN VEGETATION MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THE EE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SPRAY OPERATION FOR THE PAST 6 WEEKS AND HAS JUST RECE NTLY DE...
05/24/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost PLACING EMPTY BARGE UNDER BOOM BELT DRIP PANS. CLIMBED ON DRIP PAN TO TRY TO TIE OFF BARGE. SLID OFF DRIP PAN & LANDED IN BARGE.
05/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 4TH FLOOR OF PREPARATION PLANT. REMOVING CHAIN HOIST FROM BEAM. THE HOIST SLIPPED IN HIS HAND SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN HOIST AND HAND RAIL ON STAIRS.
05/15/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT (BY HAND) INTO THE ROOF, BOLT HUNG UP. EMPLOYEE TANKED DOWN ON THE BOLT, THEN FORCED BOLT BACK INTO BOLT HOLE, STRAINING LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
05/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost WHILE INSTALLING 3"" WATER LINE, SUPPORT CHAIN BROKE, 3"" PIPE FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.
04/15/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost 2A 8NORTH EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED INSTALLING A CENTER BOLT INT EH ROOF. HE LOWERED THE ATRS TO ADVANCE THE BOLTER TO THE NEXT BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF STONE FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS FOOT. COMPLAINC...
01/14/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost WHILE JACKING HIS JEEP ON TRACK THE JEEP SLID OFF THE JACK WHILE HE HAD HOLD OF THE JACK BAR. THE JACK KICKED OUT SUDDENLY. DID NOT INVOLVE ANY ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS. MINING...
01/03/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None DOOR ON AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR CLOSED WHILE A PARTS CART WAS BEING TRAMMED ONTO THE ELEVATOR. THE DOOR MECHANISM WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE CART STRUCK THE DOOR. WHITTAKER PORTAL ELEVATOR.