ROCK FALL FELL AND 3 BELT APP 45'L X 20'W X 5' HIGH DUE TO LAMATED TOP SANDSTONE SLATE AND GOW 1 STREAKS TOP FELL ACROSS CUT AND APP 20'DOWN BELT LINE.
Benco Mine No 2 Coal
MSHA record for Benco Mine No 2 (mine ID 1516573). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 45
- Years on record
- 1989–1997
- Latest incident
- Feb 1997
Reportable incidents
45 on file1997 · 4 incidents
LAMINATED TOP SANDSTONE STREAKS. NO DAMAGE DONE. FELL APP. 40'L, 20'W, 3' TO 4'H. #3 ENTRY OF 2ND NW SECTION MOVING OUT.
EMP WAS BENDIGN ROOF BOLT. FELT HURT IN LOWER BACK AND TINGLING IN RIGHT LEG. POSSIBLE PULLED MUSCLE OR SLIPPED DISC IN LOWER BACK.
DRIVING SCOOP THRU RUN THRU. CURTAIN MADE OUT OF BELT. BELT CUT CORNER OF EYE.
1996 · 6 incidents
LOGGING TIES TO TRACK. HAMMER GLANCED OFF TIE & STRUCK IN MOUTH.
CONDITIONS WAS GOOD OPERATOR DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WORK BEING PERFORMED.
NOT USING PROPER PRECDURE TO LIFT.
EE WAS LOADING BLOCK FROM A STACKED PILE INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WHENTHE DRILL STEEL BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A ROOFBOLT IN A DRILL HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL BETWEEN TWO BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE. (EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANYWORK UNTIL 4-1-96)
1995 · 5 incidents
EE CAUGHT GLOVE IN DRILL STEEL STARTED DRILL ROTATION WHICH IN TURN WRAPPED HAND AROUND DRILL STEEL BREAKING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE, PAIN IN KNEE AREA.
EE WAS CRAWLING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES ONTO HIS BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN UNDER HIS LEFT SIDE SHOULDER BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WATER LINE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED & HIS KNUCKLE HIT THE SIDE OF THE METAL BUILDING CUTTING HIS KNUCKLE.
1994 · 6 incidents
EE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING 4' RESIN BOLT IN A HOLE WHILE SPINNING THE BOLT HIS GOVE CAUGHT ON THE BOLT BREAKING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, 5 IN THICK, 6FT LONG, AND 2 FT 10 IN WIDE AT THE WIDEST PART AND THEN TAILING DOWN TO 0 IN WIDE AT THE WIDEST PART. HE WAS INSTALL ING HIS FIRST BOLT IN THAT ROW.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE MBC WHEN HIS ELBOW CAUGHT IN THE TOP PUTTING PRESSSURE ON HIS WRIST AND BROKE IT.
EE STATED THAT OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS HE HAS BEEN EXPERENCING PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE AREA THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE CO UNTIL 6-6-94 AT 1000 AM
EE WAS PUSHING DRAW ROCK OFF THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN THE ROCAK BROKE WHILE HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE AND HE STARTED EXPERENCING PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.
1992 · 4 incidents
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A 12 INCH PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BOKE AND LET THE HEAD OF THE BOLT MAHCINE CATCH THE LEFT HAND AGAINST THE TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES DUE TO OUR LOW COAL (30"-34") WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
ROCK FALL IN #4 ENTRY 33 BREAKS INSIDE AT SPAD #1935 FALL IS ABOUT 20' WIDE AND 45'LONG AMD 4' HIGH.
EE WAS CRAWLING IN LOW COAL 30 TO 34 WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS FROM WORK UNTIL 10-29-92.
1991 · 4 incidents
EE WAS PUTTING TWO PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TOGETHER IN A DRILL HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL TEARING THE SKIN LOOSE ON HIS INDEX FINGER ON H IS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD HIS LIGHT CORD CAUGHT A ROOBOLT & PULLED HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE SCOOP & THE ROOF
EMPL WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOFBOLT WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE & HIT EMPL ON CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING TRACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT OFF WORK UNTIL 01-28-91.
1990 · 10 incidents
RF FALL IN #2 ENTRY, INBY SPAD 39 20 50' L 20' W 6' THICK
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND DISLOCATED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING IN 34" HIGH COAL AND HARD HAT HIT THE TOP AND RUST FROM ROOF BOLT FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON #1506 WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING DOWN ENTRY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPL HANDLING STEEL BELTLINE RAILS,ONE STRUCK FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPL PICKING ROCK OFF BELTLINE,THREW LARGER SIZE ROCK OFF IN TWISTING MOTION WHICH HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND WAS IN THE ACT OF BACKING UP.HE TRIED TO TURN HIS HEAD AROUND WHILE THE SCOOP WAS STILL IN MOTION.HIS HEAD HIT THE ROOF,JAMMING HIS FACE INTO THE FRAME OF TH E SCOOP RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS EYE LID.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING A 4' RESIN BOLT TO FURTHER PUSH IT IN A PRE-DRILLED HOLE HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPL M0VING ROOF STRAP TO LINE IT UP TO START HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT.PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
1989 · 6 incidents
EMPL CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIGHTENING ROOF BOLT IN ORDER TO PUT A ROOF BOLT INTO THE TOP WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS PICKING ROCK OFF BELT WHEN A TUBE OF BROKEN ROOF BOLT RESIN CAME OUT IN COAL EE GOT THE RESIN ON HIS GLOVES AND GO THE RESIN IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ROLLED OUT OF A SAFTEY JACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE OVER THE RIGHT EYE AND LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTING NCHAINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK ABOUT 2 FOOT FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND SAFTEY JACKS AND STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN LOWER RIBS AND BRUISED THEM.
LIFTING BOLT CABINETS AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
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