Joseph Brothers Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A SCOOP WITH A CHAIN HOIST WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE PUSHING THE BATTERIES ACROSS A RAIL.
No 3 Coal
Joseph Brothers Inc
· Underground
Roxana,
Letcher County,
KY
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Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1511186
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 1984–1985
- Latest incident
- Feb 1985
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file1985 · 1 incident
1984 · 3 incidents
Joseph Brothers Inc · Accident type, without injuries
SOFT ROOF AND FALL FELL OUT BETWEEN HILL SEAMS.
Joseph Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object
FOREMAN WAS MACKING THE FACE WHEN A SLUG ABOUT 6"L X 4"W AND 1" THICK FELL ON HIS HAND. THE ROCK CUT TWO FINGERS AND BROKE ONE OF THEM
August 15, 1984
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Joseph Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
PUT HAND OVER TOP OF PINNER AND CAUGHT IT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND THE BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE TRAMMING TO THE FACE