HE WAS GOING INSIDE ON A SCOOP AS HE WAS GOING THROUGH A CURTAIN A PIECE OF COAL DUST WENT IN HIS EYE
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 1987–1988
- Latest incident
- Aug 1988
Reportable incidents
13 on file1988 · 9 incidents
RUNNING A SCOOP AND A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF FROM ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD
I.NAME OPERATING ROOFBOLTER.INSERTING STEEL BARREL INTO HOLE GUIDING IT WITH LEFT HAND.DRILL WAS TURNING.BARREL WAS HOT AND PAIR OF RUBBER GLOVES STUCK TO BARREL CAUSING FINGER TO GET STUCK AN D PULLING OFF THE FINGER.
I,NAME WAS REMOVING SAFTEY JACKS & WHEN HE TOOK ONE OUT HE THREW IT & IT HITE THE ROOF OF THE MINES & BOUNCED HITTING HIS KNEE.
I.NAME WAS RUNNING THE ROOFBOLTER & FOR SOME REASON PUT HIS HAND ON THE ROOF & THE BOLT MACHINE HEAD CAUGHT HIS ARM
I NAME WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE ON THE LONG JOHN WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND AND STRAINED HIS HIP.
HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON SOME CONCRETE BLOCK WHILE CRAWLING THROUGH MANDOOR.
I.NAME WA S PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS AFTER PUTTING UP JACKS HE WAS MOVING TO ASNOTHER PSITION TO CONTINUE PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER GOT STUCK AND SOME ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM -BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM AND LACERATING HIS FACE WITH ABRASIONS ON HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS OPERATING A BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL IN THE CONEYOR CHAIN WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE ROCK THE CHAIN CAUGHT HISTHUMB AND PALM.
1987 · 4 incidents
I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT THE TRAM LEVER & THE BOLT MACHINE PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIB OF THE MINES
JUST HAD BEGAN 8HIFT I.NAME WAS OPERATING A JEEP THAT WAS HAULING SOME METAL BELT STRUCTURE INTO THE MINE A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURE FELL OFF & I.NAME STOPPED THE JEEP PICKED IT UP & THREW THE STRUCTURE BACK 2N IT GLANCED BACK OFF & CUT HIS FINGER
HE WAS DRIVING 5 PIN ON THE HEAD CHAIN OF THE MINER AND A PIECE OF THE PIN, HIT HIM IN THE EYE WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER.
HE WAS SETTING 4ACKS AND SOME DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.