EMPL WAS HELPING SHOTFIRE MAN & AFTER THEY WERE FNISHED LOADING HOLE HE STEPPED AROUND CORNER. HE ADVISED SHOTFIRE MAN TO SHOOT IT. SHOT BLOWED OUT BACK STRIKING EMPL.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1987–1991
- Latest incident
- Dec 1991
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
15 on file (excluding fatalities above)1991 · 6 incidents
HE WITNESSED THE FATALITY ON 11-19-91. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS NERVES. HE HAD TO BE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
RUNNING CUTTER TRAMMING CUTTER OUT OF HEADING 741 TO 8 CRAWLING BESIDE CUT CUTTER ROLLED OVER HIS R FOOT
INJURED WAS RUNNING 482 SCOOP ON PILLAR WORK RAN OVER A SLUG OF ROCK AT PAS #1573 HIM IN THE TOP AND SAID TO HURT HIS BACK AND NECK.
TRAMING THE PINNER ACROSS THE SDECTION IN #7 CROSSCUT LONG-AIRDOX PINNER RUN OVER A LUMP OF COAL PUTTING THE DECK OF IT INTO THE TOP PUSHING I NAME HAT DOWN OVER HIS RT EAR & CUTTING IN TO THE TOP IN ON THE TOP OF HIS EAR
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MAN TRIP TO THE OUTSIDE. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND BEHIND SCOOP BUCKET TO PULL HIMSELF UP OFF HIS KNEES. I.NAME RAISED THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE STOP ON THE SCOOP MASHED HI S FINGER.
HE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND TAIL PIECE WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS.THE ROCK WAS IN 3 1/2" THICK BY 2 1/2' LONG AND 20" WIDE.
1990 · 4 incidents
SETTING LAST ROW OF PINS. PIECE OF ROCK FELL BEHIND LAST ROW OF PINS.
ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.
LIFTING BOXES OF GLUE ON TO SCOOP.
TAMPING A PLACE STRIKING HAND OVER A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
1989 · 4 incidents
HE WAS ON OFFSIDE OF BOLT OPERATOR PULL PINNEN UP NOT KNOWING WHEELER WAS IN THE WAY TIRE OR WHEEL ROLL OVER RIGHT FOOT.
WALKING ACROSS ENTRY STEP ON PIECE OF CAOL CAUSING LEG TO TWIST.
HE SAID HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL WITH SCOOP STRAINING HIS BACK.
LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND PUTTING ON BELT ROPE.FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
1987 · 1 incident
SHOTFIRER FAILE8 TO PROPERLY WARM VICTIM THAT A SHOT WAS ABOUTTO BE DETONATED. UPON DETONATION IN 7 PLACE, SUCH PLACE SHOT THROUGH INTO 6 RIGHT CAUSING INJURIES TO THE FACE, NOSE, AND LEFT EYE AREA AND COAL 8EBRIS ALSO PERFORATED HIS SIDE AND LEG.