Mining Incidents

West 61Coal

LYNNVILLE, Warrick County, IN · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1202407
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
12
Years on record
2010–2018
Latest incident
Jul 2018
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

12 on file

2018 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

On 7/9/2018 employee was pulling on a suction hose and hose was caught on something in the water resulting in a low back strain. First day missed was 7/16/2018.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee strained shoulder while tightening hose on brake valve.

2015 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was exiting dozer using three points of contact. When stepping onto track, his knee ""popped"" causing knee injury.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was removing a section of piping on a chemical delivery system to repair a leak. As employee made an incision into the pipe, material sprayed from the piping onto the employee's face, neck and right shoulder. The piping was not relieved of pressure or drained prior to cutting

2014 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Miner was inspecting beltline when coal build up was noticed on a roller. Using a wrench to free the roller from debris his glove and finger were caught into roller and belt.

Struck by falling object

While performing maintenance on truck, the truck fell from hydraulic jack onto the miner.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While mounting a dozer the miner's knee collapsed.

2013 · 1 incident

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

While lifting track frame with overhead crane, the miner's finger was pinched by a roller on the track frame.

2012 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While driving a pin into equalizer bar with a hammer, a fragment of pin entered into right leg of miner.

Struck by flying object

The miner raised the bed of the truck he was operating under high voltage electric line creating an electrical arc from the line to the truck. The operator dismounted truck, while on the ground two right rear tires blew out send a projectile into right leg.

2010 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

EE was striking track roller on D-11 dozer with a hammer when a fragment of steel splintered off and lodged in his left arm.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Victim reached to remove gloves from heater when his hand came in contact with fan blades resulting in laceration of right ring finger.