WAS WINDING UP CABLE WHEN CAUGHT LEFT ARM IN CABLE.
No 2 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Jun 1988
Reportable incidents
14 on file1988 · 4 incidents
WARKING ON TAILPIECE GETTING A ROCK FROM IT WHEN SPLICES ON BELT CAUGHT HAND CAUSING THUMB TO BE MASHED
WAS SHARPENING BITS & PIECE OF STEEL GOT INTO EYE
LIFTED A ROCK OFF OF THE TAILPIECE STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK
1987 · 8 incidents
PUSHING DRILL WHILE CRAWLING INSIDE MINES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN 32 IN COAL WHEN A ROCK DISLODGED TO AVOID BEING STRUCK HE JERKED SUDDENLY TO THE RT RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS BACK
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER EMPL TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN MOVING ROOF BOLTS.ROOF BOLTER WENT INTO DIP AND JERKED KNEE.
WORKING ON BELT LINE.BELT CLAMP SLIPPED AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT HAND.
WAS IN SUPPLY HOUSE GETTING PART FOR SCOOP WHEN PUMP MOTOR FELL ON RIGHT FOOT BREAKING 2 TOES.
MASHED FINGERS WORKING ON SCOOP.
AN ELKHORN AR4 8COOP STUCK ON POOINT (HIGH TRAM) AND WAS LODGED AGAINST THE ROOF AND FACE AREA IN THE LEFT X-CUT OF NO.6 ENTRY DUE TO TIRES SPINNING AND SMOKE ACCUMULATIONS THE MINE WAS EVACUA TED. REENTRY IN7O THE MINE WAS PERFORMED APPROX. 2 HRS AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE SCOOP WAS FOUND WITH THE TIRES MELTED, BUT NO FIRE.
CRAWLING AROUND INSIDE OF MINES,FLUID GATHERED ON LEFT KNEE.
1986 · 1 incident
THE IMMEDIATE R2OF CONTAINED A THIN HORIZONTAL STREAK-WHICH WAS NOT DETECTED DUING DRILLING OPERATIONS- NEAR THE 30" LEVEL AS REVEALED BY EXAMINATION OF THE CAVITY AREA & AS A RESULT OF TORQU E WHICH OCCURRE8 APPROC ONE WEEK LATER A SECTION OF ROOF MEASURING 30" THICK 20' WIDE & 30' LONG COLLAPSED.
1983 · 1 incident
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS DUMPING SOME ROCK DOWN #11 ENTRY WHEN A POIECE OF RCOK STRUCK HIM ON THE HEADF AT APPROX 9:15PM. HE WAS TAKEN TO WHITESBURG HOSPITAL. HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A STRAINED NECK MUSCLE. HE WAS TOLD TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY IF HE FELT LIKE IT. HE HAD FAMILY TROUBLES & QUIT WORK.