Mining Incidents

Coshocton StripCoal

Clark, Coshocton County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304180
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
11
Years on record
2003–2010
Latest incident
Nov 2010
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

11 on file

2010 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was shoveling dirt off the highwall miner beams and felt something pull in his lower back.

2009 · 2 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was using a hammer changing bits on an auger head and hit his finger causing a cut which required 3 stitches.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On April 10th EE was installing a belly pan on a D11 dozer when the pan shifted and hit his hand. EE thought it was bruised. He went to the doctor on May 25th because he had some pain, they found that he had a hairline fracture on his thumb,they did not put a cast on because it had already started to heal. They reported on May 26th to me.

2006 · 2 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A FLEXABLE STEP DOWN THAT WAS BENT UP UNDER THE BUMPER AND WHILE PULLING, THE METAL BASE LACERATED HIS HAND.

Fall from machine

Emploee was climbing up ladder on rock truck and missed the hand rail falling approximately 5 feet to the ground landing on his left ankle.

2005 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELD OFF WHEN THE GRINDER JERKED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 992D FRONT END LOADER WITH MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND SLIPPED ON THE THIRD RUNG DOWN (APPROX. 6 FEET) AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS SIDE / SHOULDER.

Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON THE DISCHARGE BELT OF THE HIGHWALL MINER DOING MAINTENANCE WHEN THE BELT LINE WAS ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND SIX FEET BELOW LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Struck by flying object

EE HAD JUST FINISHED GRINDING ON A METAL SURFACE AND TOOK HIS SHEILD OFF WHEN A HARD SURFACE WELD CRACKED AND POPPED A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS EYE. (JUST RECIEVED PAPER WORK ON REPORTABLE.)

2004 · 1 incident

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING TOWARD HIS EQUIPMENT AT START OF SHIFT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

2003 · 1 incident

Fall onto or against objects

AT QUITTING TIME, WHILE EXITING HIS DOZER, EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND LOST HIS FOOTING. IN THE PROCESS, EE'S RT. KNEE TWISTED INTO THE PUSHARM OF THE DOZER.