Mining Incidents

CCU Harrison StripCoal

Controlled by Charles C Ungurean
New Athens, Harrison County, OH · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304414
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
36
Years on record
2004–2019
Latest incident
Aug 2019
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

36 on file

2019 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was holding the end of a grease hose on to a grease fitting when grease shot out and went through EE's glove and into the end of EE's finger. EE received 2 stitches in the finger where the doctor lanced it open to clean the wound.

Struck against stationary object

EE was changing oil on a rock truck and was retrieving a ladder from under the truck. EE picked up the ladder and turned and hit the side of their head on the bumper.

Accident type, without injuries

Operator was loading trucks and noticed that high idle quit working then am/fm radio quit then CB quit, when they looked back they saw smoke coming from the engine compartment and tried to shut the machine off. The wire going to the engine shut off had burnt into also so they could not shut it down. Operator got off the machine and walked away

Fall onto or against objects

EE was standing on a D-11 Track pulling on a Hydraulic hose that is on a hose reel on our lube truck, when EE pulled on it the reel did not lock in place and it jerked the hose back and caused the EE to lose balance and slip and fall onto the push arm. Received 4 cracked ribs.

2018 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

1/8"" shard of steel, from mine owned drill, hit miner in left pectoral.

Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was standing on front platform helping a mechanic bolt a light bracket on the lift cylinder of a D11 bulldozer after they had replaced Hyd. hoses. The employee lost balance and handhold causing EE to fall. Employee received a cut on the head that required stitches.

2017 · 2 incidents

Struck by flying object

The technician was installing a roll pin into repair link for chain and a small piece of metal broke off and was embedded into upper left arm. The wound caused bleeding which an EMT was able to get stopped before technician was transported by ambulance to the local hospital for care.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee had hand on the roller of a nose cone, from a D11 side frame, while hoisting the nose cone to the ground for maintenance. While guiding the nose cone to the ground, the right side landed on the ground first. The left side had not yet landed which caused the strap to rotate unexpectedly pinching the employees thumb.

2016 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unloading the truck, twisted knee (worked full duty up till 9/1/16)

2015 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was using a socket to tighten a lid on a Hyd. filter lid and the wrench slipped causing the EE to lose his balance and fall.

Accident type, without injuries

Employee was out on deck of a D11T Dozer when he noticed smoke coming out of the front of the machine. He turned to get fire ext. and when he turned back the fire was coming out of engine compartment. Employee shut it off and got off the machine.

2014 · 1 incident

Struck by flying object

Employee was using a sledge to knock a spacer out and the spacer flew and hit him in the cheek. 4 Stitches required

2013 · 2 incidents

Fall from machine

EE was in a hurry to get fire extinguisher from in back of his cab and slipped and fell from the cat walk. EE landed on his foot breaking bones in his ankle.

Accident type, without injuries

Employee was loading rock trucks and as far as we can tell a Hyd. Line broke and shot oil over onto the turbo. A fire started which could not be put out in the 30 minute span.

2012 · 1 incident

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee had lowered a PTO pump off a Lube Truck to the ground and was bending down to drag it out from underneath the truck and felt something pull in his back.

2011 · 3 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving a 55 gal drum and lost his footing in the mud and pulled a muscle in his back.

Struck by powered moving object

Employee was operating another's 2011 pickup alone. Truck required servicing to clear mud from transmission linkage preventing transmission from being put into park and normal operation. Employee stopped truck, crawled underneath to service linkage and the transmission engaged in reverse fracturing employees left arm while he attempted to get out of the way.

Struck by flying object

EE was approximately 20 feet away from a mechanic that was using a grinder when the grinding wheel disintegrated and a piece flew over and cut his right wrist.

2010 · 3 incidents

Accident type, without injuries

An EE was grading the haul road and was approaching the pit where our 345B trac hoe was working, he noticed that fire was coming out of the engine compartment. He informed the operator of the hoe and the hoe man stopped the engine and dismounted. There was no injuries.

Struck against a moving object

EE was backing his Liebherr Rock Truck under the Liebherr Loading Shovel and made contact with the bottom of the bucket. EE strained his neck

Struck against stationary object

Was in his rock truck getting loaded and doing cab cleaning. Noticed that the cover was missing off the air vent, thought it might have fell down into the dash. When he stuck his finger down in to feel for it, the fan blade took the tip of his finger. Received 3 stitches.

2009 · 7 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was fueling a rock truck at the end of his shift and stumbled over the hose and twisted his knee. He worked the rest of that week, and all of the next week, but on Monday morning of the 23rd he said he had to go have it looked at.

Struck against a moving object

Injury was coming down a return ramp into the pit to get loaded again when he stated his brakes failed. He yelled for the loader man to move out of the way He ran his 777B end dump into the highwall. He received a broken left leg.

Struck by flying object

Injured was using a sledge to drive a pin in and a sliver of metal came off and went into his calf muscle. Doctor removed it. No stitches required.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing onto Trac Hoe and slipped. He cut his leg on the track. He received 5 stitches.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On the morning of the 13th EE was climbing down off D11 dozer, when he slipped and hurt his knee. Worked all week on it and on Monday the 20th reported it. Took off Tuesday the 21st and is still off.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Correction to E- Document 781351 EE was to report to work on Thursday night , but was unable to because his knee was bruised from previous days Accident.

Accident type, without injuries

Operator pulled his drill to the edge of drill bench to start drilling. When he put his mast up and turned the carousel to extract a drill stem, the stem became lodged. The operator pulled the drill up to allow room for the mechanic to work on it and the drill slipped off edge and fell on its side. No one Hurt !!!

2007 · 2 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was working on 4400 TK bed. He was carrying a piece of steel, slipped on wet bed (from dew) and tried to catch himself from falling with his left hand. It bent his little finger backwards. Doctor said it tore tendons and for him to take two days off.

Fall from machine

Operator claimed he fell off a grader tire, falling down between tire and frame. This was on 09/13/06. Our Personel Director informed me last week that he now needs surgery. He never missed a day until now.

2006 · 2 incidents

Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking up steps to check the anti-freeze in the equipment when he slipped on a step and rammed his side into the hand rail.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was attempting to loosen a bolt holding a fuel filter and the wrench slipped and struck the employee in the facial area causing stitches in the lip and mouth area and chipping a tooth.

2005 · 3 incidents

Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD PICKED UP A 4 INCH DISCHARGE WATER HOSE AND TURNED TO START WALKING WITH IT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

Fall from machine

EE was standing on the lower level bumper area on the front of the Cat 777 End Dump and had placed his lunch bucket on the top platform and apparently blacked out and fell approx. 4 feet to the ground. This ""accident"" is under investigation as to possible medical conditions of ongoing concern. EE could have been on the ground and fell over.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A 4 INCH WATER HOSE WITH CO-WORKER WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME LODGED IN THE MUD AND HIS WEIGHT FELL FOREWARD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

2004 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE WATER TRUCK AROUND AT THE END OF THE ROAD WHEN A COAL TRUCK CAME UP ON HIM WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD SO EMPLOYEE COASTED BACK TO GIVE THE TRUCK DRIVER MORE ROOM AND HIS BACK TIRES FELL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SUMP HOLE AREA AND ROLLED OVER ON IT'S SIDE.