Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en Pratt No. 1 Mine.
Intersection roof fall in above roof suport in the #4 entry/belt entry in the last open crosscut causing death of a bridge operator.
At 5:50 am on 10/16/2015 while checking the water level we found a roof fall in #2 entry (return) at 72 break. The fall was 30' long by 20' wide and 36" thick. There was 36" roof bolts and they came down with the fall. This is an untraveled area.
Scoop operator was hauling supplies to the section and the roof bolter cable got hung on the canopy of the scoop, operator tried to move the cable and his finger got smashed between the canopy of the scoop and the cable.
Changing jack on shuttle car and mashed thumb.
The miner was crawling in the #3 entry and twisted his left knee.
About 10" draw rock fell back to last row of bolts. Rock fell on operator's leg.
Injured person was helping remove rock from haulage chain. Injured person turned back to haulage to place rock on rib. #1 bridge operator trammed forward and ran system track on side of foot.
HAULAGE SYSTEM WAS MOVING BACKWARDS FROM THE FACE WHEN THE BRIDGE OPERATOR WAS INJURED AS BRIDGE IN FRONT OF HIM FORCED FRAME OF BRIDGE INTO LEG.
While installinga 165 hp ripper motor in the joy miner the roof plate that was supporting a chain broke allowing the motor to swing out striking the lower leg of the victim causing a fracture of the lower left leg.
EE REPORTED THAT HE STRAINED HIS NECK WHILE LOADING WOOD PLANKS INTO SCOOP BUCKET.
WHILE ROCK DUSTING BELT LINE, ROCK DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYE. IT BOUNCED OFF RIB & WENT IN HIS LT. EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN S & S 488 SCOOP TO REPOSITION IT. HIS SUPERVISOR HEARD THE SCOOP POWER UP THEN SHUT DOWN. HE CALLED TO THE EMPLOYEE & WHEN HE DIDN'T HEAR AN ANSWER, HE WENT TO THE SCOOP AND FOUND EMPLOYEE PINCHED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF
AT 32 X CUT IN RETURN ROOF FELL ABOUT 6'HIGH, 20'LONG & 20'WIDE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT. MOVED STOPPING LINE OVER & BREAKERED IT OFF. WE ARE NOT GOING TO CLEAN ROOF FAL L UP. (AIR IS TRAVELING IN RIGHT DIRECTION.)
WHILE PUTTING BELT TOGETHER, CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF THE RRII TWIN BOOM FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER, WHEN INJURED ATTEMPTED TO DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE #1 BOLT, A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF, AROUND THE DRILL STEEL AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE RIGHT FOREARM, CREATING A LACERATION.