#4 Mine has had no fatalities among 10 reportable incidents since 1986.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 15 | 51,928 |
| 1987 | 15 | 55,793 |
| 1986 | 13 | 43,012 |
| 1985 | 12 | 35,682 |
| 1984 | 13 | 42,851 |
| 1983 | 11 | 41,940 |
INJURED MAN STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A CASE OF POWDER OUT OF THE SECTION POWDER BOX AND HURT HIS BACK HIS FELLOW WORKERS SAID THAT THE MAN DIDNT TIP THE CASE OF POWDER BU T THAT HE DID GET A BOX OF BLASTING CAPS OUT OF THE POWDER BOX
INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A HEAD DRIVE MOTOR ON #2 BELTLINE HE SAID THAT HE INJURING HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ON THE MOTOR BUT HE DIDNT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL TWO DAYS AFTER HE WAS HURT
REPAIRING A SCO2P THAT HAD BEEN BENT WAS USING HYDRAULIC JACK.JACK SLIPPED THREW PART OF JACK.STRUCK NOSE.CUT AND BROKE NOSE.
ALLEDGED PNEUMO7ONIOSIS
PULLING ON DRIL5 THAT HAD STUCK IN THE HOLE RUPTURED RIGHT LOWER STOMACH.
FALL OCCURRED I3 CONNECTING CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO.S 4 & 5 ENTRY ON THE 001 SECTION. FALL WAS APPROX. 18 FT WIDE 32 FT IN LENGTH AND FROM 32-48" THICK. FALL RESULTED FROM UNDERTECTED FAULT IN MIN E ROOF DUE TO L5MANATED SANDSTONE INTERMINED WITH SLATE.
EMPL PICKING ROCK OFF BELT.PULLED MUSCLES IN SHOULDER AND BACK.
EMPL TAKING DOWN CURTAIN MOVING THEM ONE OF THE BOARDS HAD NAIL IN IT.HE CRAWLED ONTO NAIL IT WENT THRU KNEE PAD INTO KNEE.
ROOF FALL MEASU9ED 16' IN WIDTH 50' IN WIDTH THICKNESS IN EXCESS OF 30". FELL CAUSED BY A FAULT IN MINE ROOF.
ROOF FALL APPRO3 7/X20X30 ROOF FALL OCCURRED DUE TO UNDETECTED FAULT I MINE ROOF AREA HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 7 1/2 YEARS PRIOR TO DATE OF FALL