OPERATING DRILL BY RAISING MAST TO ACCOMMODATEFOR REPAIRS TO LEAKING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER LOCATED IN MAST.MAST WAS IN 80 DEG. RAISE POSITION WHEN BODY FOUND.ONE LINE WAS BROKEN AND LIE ON GROUND ONE TELEPHONE LINE STILL IN CONTACT WITH MAST.VICTIM WAS (HAD BEEN) STANDING ON GROUND AND OPERATING CONTROLS.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 33
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Jul 1985
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
32 on file (excluding fatalities above)1985 · 11 incidents
ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 300 AM AND 600 AM THIS IS LOCATED APPROX. 650 FT INBY THE OUTSIDE PORTAL ON THE 3 TRACK ENTRY DURING A IDLE SHIFT. FALL SIZE 8 FT WIDE 40 FT LONG AND 8 FT THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH AN ATRS FLETCHER ROOFBOLTER AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL A LOOSE PIECE OF SCALE ROCK WHEN ROCK FELL TO MINE FLOOR IT BOUNCED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE L FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING FROM WORKING AND DRIBBLING TOP WHILE PERFORMING PILLAR WORK. AS HE WAS RUNNING HE STUMBLED AND FELL ON WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WHERE THERE WAS 60" COAL HEIGHT WHICH TEMBERS HAD TO BE VERY LARGE. HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE TIMBER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PEELING INSULATION OFF ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND
OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING THE REPLACE BATTERY COVER THAT HAD JARRED LOOSE (STEEL BATTERY LID FOR SCOOP) OPERATOR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FIRST THREE FINGERS, LACERATING AND BREAKING ALL THREE. LACERA TED LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER. POSSBILE PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THE LEFT FOURTH FINGER.
WHILE CHECKING BATTERIES ON UNDERGROUND MINE TRACTOR HE DROPPED BATTERY LID ON LEFT HAND MASHED LEFT HAND AND RECEIVED MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN STEEL LID HIT BATTERY.
WHILE CRAWLING HIT KNEE ON PILE OF COAL.
THE OUTSIDE PORTAL. THIS FALL IS PRESENTLY CRIBBED AND DANGERED OFF UNTIL CLEANUP CAN BEGIN. NO PERSONS INJURED. THE FALL WAS BOLTED WITH 72" TRUSS BOLTS. THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE FALL IS 4 0 FT. LONG, 17 FEET WIDE AND 7 FEET THICK.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX 800 AM 1 9 85 ON 003 SECTION NEUTRAL ENTRY 6 FAL IS DANGERED OFF AND CRIBBED UNTIL CLEAN UP CAN BEGIN FALL APPROX 3/X18X42 A CLENA UP PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND POS AT FALL AREA FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP WITH SCOOPS AND REBOLTED WITH 42 IN RESIN BOLTS
ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON RUBBER TIRED ROADWAY ON #003 SECTION.NO PERSONS INJURED.FALL BOLTED WITH 42\\ RESIN BOLTS.SIZE OF FALL-60\LONG X 18\WIDE X 42\\ THICK.CLEAN UP PLAN SUBMITTED AND POSTED AT FALL AREA.FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP WITH SCOOP AND REBOLTED WITH 42\\ RESIN BOLTS.
1984 · 10 incidents
THE CREW HOOKED THE RETRIEVER TO THE MINER & DIDN\T HAVE ENOUGH PINS. WE USED A MAKESHIFT PIN WHICH WAS NOT LONG ENOUGH & IT FLEW OUT STRIKING I.NAME ON T HE LEFT LEG & CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE BELTHEAD.WHILE LOOKING AT THE TAIL-PIECE A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM THE SPILLBOARD,HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE, CUTTING HIS HEAD NEAR THE RIGHT SIDE.E EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES.
ROOF FALL IN THE 8 HEADING AT THE 003 SECTION.
THE ACCIDENT OCCURED AT THE 002 SECTION NEAR THE #3 RIGHT BREAK. I.NAME WAS DRILLING WITH A ROOF-BOLTER. HIS HAND WAS LAYING ON THE BOLTER HEAD. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, RECEIVED STITCHES
THE MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING TO THE SECTION, WHEN THE MANTRIP CAR CAME LOOSE FROM THE RAIL RUNNER. THE RAIL RUNNER THAT WAS FOLLOWING THE MANTRIP COULD NOT STOP, AND HIT THE MANTRIP CAR KNOCKING IT INTO THE TRIP THAT WAS PULLING THE MANTRIP CAR.
I.NAME WAS TRAVELING TO THE FEEDER WHEN HE FELT A BURNING FEELING IN HIS BACK. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE PINEVILLE HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE BOOM JACK UP ON 5736 MINER ON THE 002 SECTION, THE METAL BENT DOWN AGAINST THE BOOM JACK. EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTING JACK ON TOP OF THE BOOM AGAINST THE ROOF AND A LIFTIN G JACK ON THE BOTTOM AND A POTOR POWER ON THE TOP OF IT, WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE JACKS KICKED OUT HITTING HIM ON THE FINGER AND LEG. RECEIVED STITCHES TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A BOLT, THEBOLT SLIPPED OFF OF THE MACHINE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMP WAS OBSERVING BOLTING MACHINE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 4\ X 4\ X 3" FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN JACKS INFLICTING THE INJURY
1983 · 11 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG MINER IN POWER CENTER ENTRY, AND BRUISED HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE DIDNT HAVE KNEE PADS ON
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL AND RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE DECK RAIL (SHUTTLE CAR). TODD CAME BY ME AT 8:00 PM AND SAID HE HAD RUN OVER A CRIB BLOCK AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WAS LA UGHING, BUT HE DID NOT STOP THE CAR FROM MOVING. (STATED BY DEWEY HUBBARD).
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS COUPLING MANTRIP CARS TOGETHER AND HURT OR STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMP WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMP WAS AT FACE LIFTING GUARD RAIL ON JOY MINER WHEN IT SLIPPED ON THE BAR WHILE WHILE LIFTED BY EMPLOYEE
CHAIN CAUGHT,CAUSING HANDLE TO HANG HITTING EMPL ON JAW.HE WAS THROWING JACK ACROSS BELT.
DRAW ROCK FELL. CAUGHT LEFT HAND AROUND KNUCKLES CAUSING LACERATION.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE RERAILING MAIN TRIP IN RAIL BARN DEMPSEY SET A HEEL TO CATGCH CAR UP THE JACK REELED OFF CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN HEEL AND MAN CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE SO HE COULD PUT SCOOP AWAY, SO HE WOULD NOT RUN ACROSS CABLE HURT LEFT LOWER BACK.
RAIL RUNNER HIT TOP OF CANOPY CAVED IN ON MAN AND BRUSIED HIS RT SHOULDER AND CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A CRIB ON TRACT, HIT CAP BOARD, AND A PIECE OF WOOD HIT HIM IN THE EYE.