THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A PERSONNEL CARRIER TO PULL THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER (JOY 14-CM5) BY USING A CHAIN HOIST BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN T2E PERSONNEL CARRIER RAN UP UNDER THEBOOM OF THE MINER.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 51
- Years on record
- 1986–1990
- Latest incident
- Dec 1990
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
50 on file (excluding fatalities above)1990 · 16 incidents
EMPL TAKING MINER CABLE DOWN TO MOVE ACROSS SECTION -FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A POWER MOVE BACK. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CABLE BACK, THE CABLE HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN. WHILE TAKING DOWN THE CABLE, INJURED BACK.
EMPL WAS SERVICING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPL ON SHOULDER & BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO A SCOOP (UNDERGROUND). WHEN ELMPLOYEE TURNED TO THROW STRUCTURE INTO THE SCOOP BUCET, POSSIBLY PULLED BACK MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BRINGING A FAIRCHILD SCOOP OUTSIDE, HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.
EMPLOYEE BRINGING RAM CAR OUTSIDE STATED HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND HURT HIS BACK.THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION.THE COMPENSATION CARRIER GRANTED BENEFITS 08-23-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROCK DUST BY HAND OR HAND DUSTING WHILE PICKING UP BAGS OF DUST & SCATTERING THE DUST AALONG #1 BELTLINE ALLEDGED HE HURT HIS BACK NOTE CASE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE CO & COMP CARRIER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE, ALLEGED INJURING KNEE WHILE PLACING KNEE AGAINST SHOVEL. AGAIN ON 4-13-90, ALSO ALLEGED INJURY TO KNEE WHILE BUILDING SOLID BRATTICE. NOTE: THIS INJURY HA S BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE COMPENSATION CARRIER. I.NAME LAST WORKED 4-13-90. COMPENSATION CARRIER APPROVED CLAIM 6-1-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ANOTHER RAM CAR (#1) WITH DIPPER END TO BATTERY END OF INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RAM CAR. THE DIPPER END RAISED THE CAR OFF THE BOTTOM, WHEN IT FELL OUT, THE OPERATOR WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MAN-TRIP TO THE SECTION, THE BUS RAN OVER A ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE HAS ALLEDGED A BACK INJURY FROM THE IMPACT OR JOLT.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING AND HANGING MINER CABLE ACROSS ENTRY.EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK 07-09-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG MINER CABLE ACROSS #7 ENTRY, WHEN HE RAISED UP, HAD A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN ROCK BROKE AND CUT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF MANBUS, STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE HE PLACED HIS HAND ON SIDE OF THE BUS.THE BUS WAS CLOSE TO THE RIB AND CAUGHT HIS HAND.
BEGAN MISSING WORK 1-5-90, COMPLANINED OF BACK FORM 2-16-89 INJ DR PERFRO SSURGERY TO CORRECT NERVE DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS INJ.
1989 · 9 incidents
A RAM CAR WAS PUSHING THE OTHER RAM CAR INJURED EMPLOYEE OPERATING WHEN FIRST RAM CAR CLIMBED UPON BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT HEAD ON CANOPY.
HELPING FIX OIL LEAK TIGHTENING FITTING BROKE BOOM CAME DOWN, CAUGHT EMP AND PINNED ON FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A BREAKER FOR A ROOF BOLTER, BREAKER GROUNDED CAUSING A FLASH.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON RAM CAR WHICH WAS BLOCKED UP. ENDLOADER PICKED BATTERIES UP OFF CAR CAR ROLLED FORWARD OFF CRIB BLOCK. BLOCK CAUGHT EMPLS FOOT CAR SAT DOWN ON BLOCK. CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED WITH NEW WHEEL UNIT WHEEL OFF AT TIME OF ACCIDE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES BUMPING LEFT KNEE WHILE GETTING INTO ROOFBOLTER DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING CONTIOUS MINER OUT OF THE FACE AREA, TRAMMING LEVER STUCK, CABLE ANOCHOR CAUGHT EMPLOYEE KNOCKED HIM ITO COAL RIB.
EMPL WAS MOVING A PUMP OUT OF A SUMP HOLE SLIPPED WHILE LIFTING PUMP
EMPL PULLING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY.
EMPL HURT BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT LINE.
1988 · 9 incidents
LIFTING TRAM MOTOR OUT OF SCOOP WITH CHAIN HOIST, HOIST SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE SITTING ON RIB WATCHING MINER LOAD RAM CAR, WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF AN RAM CAR, CAUGHT HIS HEAD LAMP CORD ON SEAT BRACKET, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.
EMP WAS TRANSPORTING COAL FORM FACE AREA TO FEEDER HIT AHOLE AN D BOUNCED UP STRIKING HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CREW MAKE A BELT MOVE AFTER STRUCTURE WAS PUT IN STATED THAT HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK 081188 HE CALLED & STA TED THAT THE DOC.WAS TREATING HIM FOR ARTHRITIS OF THE BACK AFTER TEST WERE RAN HE MAY POSSIBLY HAVE A BULGED DISC.PRESENTLY TGAKING THEARPY
AN EMPLOYEE ON SURFACE MOVING STOCKPILE COAL BACKED AN END LOADER INTO A POWER POLE. THE LINE SNAPPED AND FELL. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE OPERATING AN ENDLOADER WITH FORKS SAW THE LINE FALL AND A RC, JUMPED OFF END LOADER AND RAN AND WHILE RUNNING FELL INTO CREEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE DRILL POT SMALL PIECE GLANCED OFF POT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE CORNER OF THE RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE BRACED HIMSELF ON THE MINER PULLED A PIECE OF ROCK OFF A CONTINUOUS MINER STRAINING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL A 100 HP MOTOR ON FEEDER THE EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED AN ACETYLENE TANK ALSO USED BAR TO LIFT MOTOR WHEN JOB COMPLETED BACK BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNKNOWN WHETHER THE INJURY OCCU9RED FROM LIFTING MOTOR OR THE ACETYLENE TANK
1987 · 13 incidents
EMP WAS LOADING3ROOF BOLTS ON TO SCOOP TO SUPPLY PIN CAR ON THE SECTION, WHEN HE ALLEDED SENSATION TO LOWER BACK AND NECK
USING A BAR TO PUCH THE TAKE UP ROLLER BACK ON THE BELT WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJURING LEFT WRIST AND BACK
EMP WAS OPERATI3G A SCOOP RAN OVER AROCK, SCOP BOUNCED, EMP HEAD STRUCK THE CANOPY
EMPL CHECKING P9RSONNEL CARRIER TO SEE IF IT WOULD RUN GOT OUT OF DECK WENT TO BATTERY END,PERSONNEL CARRIER SUDDENLY STARTED IN REVERSE STRIKING EMPL ON LEG AND INTO BATTERY MOTOR PARTIALLY P INNING LEG. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SLATE BAR AS A PRY TO PUSH THE TAKE UP ROLLER BACK ON THE BELT WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON LEFT WRIST AND BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING MANBUS STATED JERKED HIS BACK TWO OR THREE TIMES LIFTED LID OFF BATTERY OR BATTERY COVER
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING MINER CABLE ACROSS ENTRY.
EMPL USING DRIL5 PRESS ON MINE SURFACE WHEN EMPL MOVED DRILL PRESS INJURED BACK.
THE INJURED ASS3STED BY TWO OTHERS EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A FLAT TIRE FOR A 820 COAL HAULER (RAM CAR) ON A CARRIER TO BRING OUTSIDE. WHILE LOADING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LO WER STOMACH ARE5
REMOVING A SPRO7KET FROM A BELTHEAD,THE SPROCKET FLIPPED OVER CATCHING FOOT.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED HIS FOOT IN A POSITION TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL LEVERAGE,WHEN SPROCKET FLIPPED,HE WAS NO T IN A POSITION3TO WHERE HE COULD REACT FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT.
WHILE BOLTING W3TH ANOTHER OPERATOR, THE OTHER OPERATOR TOSSED A ROOF BOLT WITH PLATE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 BACK INJURY WHILE SHOVELING A COAL SPILL ONTO THE TAILPIECE OF THE COAL FEEDER.(FOREMAN INFORMED 09-01-87-ISSUE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION CAUSING DELAY IN FILING REPORTS).
EMP WAS HELPING3THE C/M HELPER MOVE THE M INER CABLE & WATER HOSE OUT OF THE ROADWAYS
1986 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A PINNER REEL WITH A CHAIN HOIST. HOIST SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING ANCHOR HOLES FOR TAIL PICEE AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING AIR DRILL
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOFBOLT AND EXERTED TOO MUCH UP PRESSURE ON DRILL STOOL STEEL BENT & CAUTHT EMPLOYEE ON WRIST.