Mining Incidents

Carroll Hollow #6 Coal

Controlled by W Thomas Mackall
Mechanicstown, Carroll County, OH  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3304605

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
19
Years on record
2009–2015
Latest incident
Oct 2015
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2008
466
citations
150
significant & substantial
$355,005
proposed penalties
$247,555
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
2016 Q4 665 0 0 0.0
2016 Q3 641 0 0 0.0
2016 Q2 1,678 0 0 0.0
2016 Q1 480 0 0 0.0
2015 Q4 27,163 18 0 662.7
2015 Q3 36,056 9 1 249.6
2015 Q2 480 10 0 20833.3
2015 Q1 30,755 13 7 422.7
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

19 on file

2015 · 3 incidents

July 8, 2015 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Twisted and sprained right ankle while walking slope

January 15, 2015 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall occurred in the #3 entry approx 10ft inby the mine opening. The fall area was cleaned and re-supported. MSHA examined the area on 1/20/2015. No injury occurred. Escapeways and ventilation were not disturbed. Fall was approx 10'x15'x3' & 3 bolts dislodged.

2014 · 5 incidents

May 21, 2014 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning around the tail roller of a de-energized belt, the load on the belt shifted, causing the belt to turn. This action pinched his left arm between the roller and the belt. Injury was a broken left forearm.

March 31, 2014 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

A piece of loose rock fell striking the left hand and lacerating the tendons to the left ring and middle fingers.

2013 · 1 incident

September 25, 2013 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While clearing a rock jam out of the bridge dolly, a rock flipped back, on the back of the operator's right hand and broke two small bones in his right hand.

2012 · 2 incidents

December 26, 2012 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Hauling in crib block down the intake slope. The crib block banded together sitting in the scoop bucket was cut by metal arch roof support. The top layers of the crib block were frozen together and slid into the operators lap. Attempting to protect himself he raised his forearm in defense and received a puncture wound to his right forearm requiring two stitches.

September 25, 2012 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sterling Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While installing a roof bolt plate, EE roof bolter rested his left hand on the drill head of the bolter. While raising the drill head he pinched his thumb between the bolter head and the roof bolt plate that he was installing, causing a laceration to his thumb.

2011 · 3 incidents

May 12, 2011 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE was bolting in the #2 cross cut from Entry 4-5 in the 2 Rt. Room off of 2 Rt. Submain when a rock fell aprox. 18" X 24" X 2" thick. As he turned away he twisted his right ankle and was struck by the rock. Accident was not reported to management until 5/17/11.

January 19, 2011 OH · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE was shoveling the rib in the 4-5 crosscut from #4 entry of the 1-Rt panel at Break #4 when a A-frame from the roof in between bolts (approx. 0-4" thk x 2' wd. x 3' lng.),fell, striking him in the back of the head and left shoulder.

2010 · 4 incidents

September 20, 2010 OH · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While attempting to sledge a piece of steel into place, the sledge hammer head glanced off the piece of steel causing the handle to continue thru the swing and smashed his pointer finger between another piece of steel and the handle, causing a laceration.

July 20, 2010 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall - Intake slope entry, starting at the outby side of Break #5, approximately 28 feet long, 17 feet wide and 5 feet in height. No-one was injured and no equipment involved. Found at 7:37 am and reported to MSHA at 7:43 am. MSHA inspectors on site after reporting by phone.

June 3, 2010 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Struck by falling object

Traveling in the intake on a mantrip, the miner was struck on the forehead above his left eye by a piece of draw rock that fell from in-between roof bolts as he traveled by, causing a laceration which required four (4) stiches.

April 29, 2010 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sterling Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While tramming crawler bolter, operator's left thumb became pinched between the bolter and the mine roof, when the machine teetered over a high spot in the mine floor causing the back of the machine to pivot up against roof. A laceration occurred requiring 4 stiches.

2009 · 1 incident

December 20, 2009 OH · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Roof Fall: Intake slope entry between cross-cut 4 and 5 approximately 40' long, 18' wide, 5' in height. No one injured, no equiptment involved. Found on pre-shift examination.