EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON THE LOADING MACHINE CABLE AND FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK
Walton Creek Underground Mine Coal
MSHA record for Walton Creek Underground Mine (mine ID 1511331). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1983–1984
- Latest incident
- May 1984
Reportable incidents
16 on file1984 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ACME ROOF BOLTER AT THE WORKING FACE AND WHILE MANUFACING THE BOLTER HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE BOLTER FRAME.
EMP WAS UNLOADING CONCRETE BLOCKS FROM A MINE SUPPLY CAR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES
1983 · 13 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ALIGNING A STEEL TRACK SWITCH BY HITTING IT WITH A TRACK HAMMER AND WHEN HE HIT THE TRACK A METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF FLEW AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEFT LEG
EMP STATED HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BENT SHUTTLE CAR FLIGHT FROM A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIS HAND WAS CUT WHEN HE CONTACTED A METAL BURR ON CAR FRAME
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND THAT HE HAD TO BEND THE BOLT BBY HAND TO STRAIGHTEN IT AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT IT TWISTED AROUND CAUSING HIS BODY TO TWIST
UNLOADING MINE TIMBERS BY HAND FROM SUPPLY CAR TO CS SCOOP BUCKET WHEN FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBER HE WAS THROWING AND TIMBER LYING IN SCOOP BUC KET.TIP OF FINGER WAS MASHED.
OPERATING CAR WHEN RAN INTO CABLE FALLEN FROM HANGER.TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT BY CABLE,FELL OUT OF CAR SEAT AND STRUCK KNEE ON MINE FLOOR.
AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 2 WORKING SECTION IN THE FACE AND INTERSECTION OF 6 ROOM
HELPING LOAD ROCK DUST FROM SUPPLY CAR INTO SCOOP BUCKET.LIFTING BAGS OF DUST STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON THE LOADER CABLE TO HANG IT UP OUT OF RAODWAY & WHILE PULLING & LIFTING HE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAZ REPAIRING LOADER BY REPLACING TRAM SPROCKET HE SAID HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST WHEN HE LIFTED THE SPROCKET
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AT THE FACE HIS LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER AND COAL WHEN A DRILL TOOL FELL BEHIND THE TRAM CONTROL CAUSING IT TO STICK HE COULD NOT STOP THE BOLTER FROM TRAMMING FOWARD
EE STATED HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE WAS RIDING IN A TRACK MOUNTED MANTRIP CAR & THE MANTRIP CAR WRECKED, RAN OFF TRACK & BOUNCED & VIBRATED HIM.
STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PULL SECTION FACE WATER HOSE OUT OF ROADWAY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUSHING, WITH HIS FOOT & LEG, ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A CUTTING MACHINE PUMP MOTOR COUPLING AND IN DOING SO HE TWISTED P STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
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