Mining Incidents

South Mine/Washplant Coal

Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
Salineville, Jefferson County, OH  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3304229

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
17
Years on record
2000–2009
Latest incident
Dec 2009
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
244
citations
97
significant & substantial
$27,929
proposed penalties
$27,929
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter Hours worked Citations S&S Per 1M hrs
2020 Q4 0 0 0
2020 Q3 199 0 0 0.0
2020 Q2 0 0 0
2020 Q1 493 0 0 0.0
2019 Q3 772 0 0 0.0
2019 Q2 1,904 0 0 0.0
2019 Q1 2,337 0 0 0.0
2018 Q4 580 0 0 0.0
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

17 on file

2009 · 1 incident

December 30, 2009 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corporation · Fall from machine

Operater of a 980F Cat loader was checking a possible problem with his loader. He slipped and fell off of loader, breaking his left ankle.

2008 · 3 incidents

March 17, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall Intersection of #4 entry of the 1-Left Submain at break 11 . Approximately 30 feet long 20 feet wide 8 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

February 25, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall,. Intersection of#3 entry of the 1-right submain at break #6. Fall approximately 30 feet long 20 feet wide and 8 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

February 20, 2008 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof fall, face of #4 entry of the 1-right submain at what would be the intersection of the #9 x-cut back outby to just inby the #8 x-cut intersection. Fall approximately 40 feet long, 19 feet wide, by 6 feet high. No one injured, no equiptment involved.

2006 · 3 incidents

June 12, 2006 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scoop operator had pulled conveyor tail piece outside the underground mine took up for storage stood on top of it to cross it, stepped off of it and broke.

June 8, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was helping load conveyor structure into the scoop bucket as part of retreating from old section. As he was throwing a stand into scoop bucket, he felt something pop in his back . His back stiffened quickley went to Dr next morning.

March 8, 2006 OH · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RELEASING A COMEALONG FROM REPLACING A BELT SPLICE, EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT RING FINGER (TIP) CAUGHT IN THE RELEASING MECHANISM OF THE COMEALONG, SMASHING & CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. 7 STITCHES REQUIRED.

2005 · 1 incident

December 5, 2005 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator OTHER
Sterling Mining Corporation · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating the scoop while cleaning up the face of newly mined and bolted area. When he attempted to exit the scoop, he felt something pop in his left knee. Other than a slight pain, he continued to work. He woke up the next morning and the knee was swollen. He then went for medical attention.

2004 · 2 incidents

August 2, 2004 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH THE FLETCHER BOLTER TO SET A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF COAL (BONE) BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TOP, HIT THE SPINNING DRILL STEEL AND A 3" SQUARE PIECE OF ROOF COAL FLEW AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE, BREAKING HIS NOSE.

February 6, 2004 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck against stationary object

MINER WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LOW BROW IN THE ENTRY, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS NECK. MINER DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN HE WOKE UP WITH IT STIFF & SORE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTILL 02/12/04.

2002 · 2 incidents

May 30, 2002 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #4 ENTRY (BELT ENTRY) B-18 TO OUTBY B-20 #1 R+SUBMAIN OFF OF G-LEFT SUBMAIN ONE BREAK OUTBY FACE, FALL OCCURRED AFTER SECTION WAS BEING ABANDONED DUE TO ADVERSE ROOF CONDITIONS, FALL STARTED BY CLAY VEIN, ROOF WAS SHOWING BROKEN CONDITIONS DUE TO ROLLING COAL SEAM AND OVERHEAD STREAM VALLEY PARALLEL TO FALL DIRECTION.

January 3, 2002 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT B-1 OF 6L SUBMAIN FROM #2 ENTRY OVER TO NO. 1 ENTRY APPROX. 70' LONG. FALL WAS A RESULT OF SANDSTONE CHANNEL COMING DOWN TO COAL.

2001 · 1 incident

September 11, 2001 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 6 RIGHT SUBMAIN #1 ENTRY B-81 TO B-84. STAYED IN #1 ENTRY; DID NOT GO INTO XCUTS TOLEFT OR RIGHT. CAUSED BY CLAY CUTTER IN ROOF. PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY REESTABLISHED.

2000 · 4 incidents

September 1, 2000 OH · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP OUTSIDE OF UNDERGROUND MINE, EE TRIPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND FELL. HE INJURED HIS LEFT ELBOW WHEN HE TRIED CATCHING HIMSELF, STIFF ARME D AGAINST THE GROUND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES & REGS. NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE ITEMS OR TRAINING NOT A FACTOR.

February 2, 2000 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 3 LEFT PANEL OFF OF 3 LEFT SUBMAIN AT B-17 OF #3 ENTRY. WORKED FROM #3 INTERSECTION OVER TO #4 ENTRY AND THEN #3 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY. WET CLAY LAYER AT 7' CAUSE OF FALL. AREA DANGER ED OFF, SECTION ABANDONED, EQUIPMENT REMOVED.

January 31, 2000 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 3-LEFT PANEL OFF OF 3-LEFT SUBMAIN AT B-8 OF #6 ENTRY. PARTING ABOVE THE 42" ANCHORAGE OF RESIN BOLTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FALL.

January 28, 2000 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP STRAIGHTEN UP THE BELT DRIVE WITH A PRY BAR. AFTER THE BELT DRIVE HAD PLUGGED UP AND MOVED IT OUT OF ALIGNMENTTHE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE FRONT OF THE JAW. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS.