Mining Incidents

No 1 Deep Coal

Clas Coal Company Inc · Underground
Controlled by William Ridley Elkins Jr
Deane, Letcher County, KY  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 1516748

MSHA record for No 1 Deep (mine ID 1516748). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
104
Years on record
1990–1998
Latest incident
Jul 1998
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

104 on file

1998 · 3 incidents

July 13, 1998 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Clas Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE HAD CHANGED A NUMBER FAIR LINE STARTER IN THE BREAKER FEEDER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START MACHINE A SHOT CIRCUIT CONDITION OCCURED WHICH BURNED EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT ARM AND RIGHT WRIST.

July 1, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING DIRECTION IN HIS SEAT WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

May 22, 1998 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Clas Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

RIDING IN MANTRIP OUT OF MINE. RAN OVER PIECE OF BELT ON TRACK. EE WAS PULLING ON BELT TO REMOVE IT, HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE MANTRIP, BRUISING HIS BACK.

1997 · 11 incidents

September 30, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX. 230 PM EE ADN SLATE INSPECTOR EE WAS WALKING THE RETURN NEUTRAL ALONG 5 BELT, AND DISCOVERED A FRESH FALL APPROX. 20'X40'X7'. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED AND AREA WAS CRIBBED. NO I NJURIES OCCURRED.

July 28, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE IN #6 ENTRY. WHEN HE GRABBED THE CABLE TO PULL IT TO THE RIB, HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

June 2, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING CRIBS AND HEADER BOARDS UNDER A SHUTTLE CAR THAT WAS BEING LIFTED BY A SCOOP TO CHANGE A WHEEL UNIT. THE CARP SLIPPED OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET SEVERE PINCHING TIPS OF MIDDLE AND RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

May 9, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON MAY 9, 1997 EMPLOYEE FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.

April 8, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CALLED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON APRIL 9,'97 CLAIMING TO HAVE PICKED UP A ROCK INJURING HIS BACK. HE WORKED THE ENTIRE SHIFT AND DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO BOSS OR MINE FOREMAN.

April 7, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL APPROX 70'L, 4-6FT IN THICKNESS OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE MAIN LINE FROM 4 FT FROM THE FACT TO APPROX 74 FT OUTBY. NO ONEWAS INJURED IN THIS FALL

April 2, 1997 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ROCK DUSTING THE LEFT RIB IN #2 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER HE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND ARM.

March 25, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler OTHER
Clas Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

WHILE SHOVELING COAL, EE GOT LIGHT HEADED COME TO BOSS AND PASSED OUT.

March 20, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED AWKARDLY ON A PIECE OF DRAW, RESULTING IN A SPRAIN OF HIS LEFT ANKLE.

March 13, 1997 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON MARCH 13, 1997 EMPLOYEE FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.

February 24, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON FEB. 24, 1997 EMPLOYEE FILED FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS.

1996 · 11 incidents

December 18, 1996 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE VICTIM WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO BE HUNG WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE SAID OCCURRED ABOUT 1 WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS BUT DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO BOSS UNTIL 12-26-96 AND CONTIN UED TO WORK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT WORK 12-30-96 AND REPORTED THE INJURY TO ME ON 12-31-96 2 WEEKS AFTER THE INJURY OCCURRED.

December 13, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS INSTALLING SHUTTLE CAR FLIGHTS WHEN HE PICKED ON UP HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

October 28, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHARGING A BEARING ON THE TAILROLLER. HE HAD THE ROLLER TIED OFF WITH A CHAIN. AS HE WAS PUTTING THE NOW FRING IN PLACE THE CHAIN SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BEARING AND THE TAILPIECE THE RESULT INJURY IN 1 BROKE FINGER AND 1 BADLY BRUISED.

October 16, 1996 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TAKING A SCOOP TO THE END OF THE ROCK WHEN HE RUN OVER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. THE RESULTING OF KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND HIS HEAD HIT THETOP OF THE SCOOP CANOPY RESULTING IN A CUT ABO VE HIS LEFT EAR.

October 9, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCKFELL HITTING EMP IN RIGHT SHOULDER. SHOULDER WASVISIBLY BRUISED AND SCRATCHED. EMP WAS ABLE TO MOVE ARM FROM SIDE TO SIDE BUT COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN SHOULDER.

September 11, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS TRANSFERRING A SPARE SCOOP TIRE FROM RAILRUNNER TO SCOOP BUCKET, THE TIRE FELL OUT OF R.R. AND BALANCE OVER TO HIS LEG. HIS LEG WAS BRUISED.

June 26, 1996 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TRANSFER A MINER HEAD FROM A FLAT CAR TO A SCOOP BUCKET BY A CHAIN RATCHET. THE MINER HEAD ROLLED OVER CATCHING HIS FOOT UNDER IT.

May 7, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN THE HAULWAY AND JARRED HIS BACK.

March 21, 1996 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WITH HEAD DOWN. RAN INTO A HANGER PLATE BOLTED TO THE ROOF, JAMMING HIS NECK.

January 23, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING ROCK DUST [50 LB BAG] TWISTED BACK.

1995 · 10 incidents

December 1, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A LITTLE ROCK FELL FORM MINE ROOF HITTING EE ON LEFT FOREARM.

November 10, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HANG MINER CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

September 26, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND COME A LONG SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

June 20, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. BAG OF ROCK DUST.

June 18, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

OBJECT INE EYE WHILE HITTING 2 HAMMERS TOGETHER TRYING TO PULL PIN ON BELT LINE.

May 24, 1995 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM TRACK DUSTER TO LOADER BUCKET, TWISTED AS HE THREW ROCK DUST.

April 27, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A FEEDER CABLE STRAINED BACK

February 15, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS BOLTING TOP. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT HAND. WHILE IT WAS LAYING ON HIS LEG.

1994 · 7 incidents

December 3, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HAULING COAL & RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULWAY, WHILE HE HAD HIS LEG FULLY EXTENDED IN DECK OF CAR. WHEN CAR RAN OVER ROCK, DECK OF CAR WENT DOWN & HIS LEG STAYED WHERE IT WAS AND PROBABLY T WISTED HIS KNEE.

October 28, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE DID NOT REPORT TO ANYONE UNTIL APP 100 PM A BOUT THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS BOLTING IN 6 HEADING PUTTING UP THE 3 RD ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APP SIZE OF HARD HOT FELL OUT BETWEEN BO LTS AND HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

October 9, 1994 KY · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE 3 BELT WAS BROKE AND WE WERE PULLING IT BACK TOGETHER WITH CHAIN, WHEN IT BROKE AND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.

October 7, 1994 KY · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman POWERED HAULAGE
Clas Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER AND ROCK IN ROADWAYS HAULING COAL AND JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY ON CAR.

September 19, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Clas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN TOP & DRILL STEEL

April 10, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Clas Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

CABLE GOING TO MINER GROUNDED OUT INSIDE JUCTION BOX IN DECK OF MINER IT BLEW A HOLE IN COVER ON BOX & BURNED HIM ON UPPER PART OF LEFT LEG

March 10, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL DISCOVERED. THE APPROX. SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20X60X41/2. THE EXACT DATE AND TIME OF THE FALL IS UNKNOWN BUT IT WAS DISCOVERED 3/10/94.

1993 · 9 incidents

December 8, 1993 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Clas Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL DISCOVERED. THE APPROX. SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20 X 30 X 4 1/2. THE EXACT DATE AND TIME OF THE FALL IS UNKNOWN. IT HAPPENED DURING THE TIME FRAME OF 12-2-93 AND 12-8-93.

September 23, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONT EH BELTLINE WITH A CHAIN RATCHET, WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.

August 19, 1993 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL DISCOVERED. THE APPROX SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20 X 20 X 4 1/2. THE EXACT DATE AND TIME OF THE FALL IS UNKNOWN. IT HAPPEN ED DURING THE TIME FRAME OF 8/12 AND 8/18,1993.

June 24, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIB IN ORDER TO GET HIS PINNER THROUGH, AND PULLED HIS BACK.

April 5, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE BELTLINE AND TURNED HIS KNEE.

March 29, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE RUNS THE MANTRIP. ON 3-30-93, HIS EYES STARTED TO GET RED. HE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 4-3-93 AND WAS REFERRED TO AN EYE SPECIALIST WHO SAID HE HAD CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS. THE EMPLOYE E ASSUMED THAT HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN IT FROM BATTERY FUMES ON THE MANTRIP.

February 9, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYE EWAS GETTING READY TO GO INTO A CUT TO BOLT THE TOP. HE PULLED THE BOLTER INTO THE FIRST ROW OF BOLTS TO BE BOLTED. AS THE OFF-SIDE PINENR MAN, HE WAS KNEELING DOWN WITH HIS LEFT LEG UP OPERATING THE AUTO TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT. WHEN THE ATRS TOUCHED THE TOP, THE TOP CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 2, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE WAS RIDING ON THE TOP OF THE BATTERY OF A SCOOP WHEN THE BOTTOM ROLLED AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE SCOOP BATTERIES FRACTURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

January 4, 1993 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SCALE DOWNT THE TOP OF THE MINE WITH A SLATE BAR. HE BROKE A ROCK LOOSE WITH THE BAR, THE ROCK FELW OUT, CAUSING THE BAR TO FLY BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.

1992 · 15 incidents

December 11, 1992 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE BELTS BROKE ON THE MOTOR THAT OPERATED THE PADDLE WHEEL TO THE WASHER. IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE BELTS, THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF THE STAND ONTO THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE MOTOR TO PUT IT BACK ON THE STAND AND SAID HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.

November 3, 1992 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMING A PIECE OF METAL FROM BOTTOM OF MINER WITH A TORCH TIP POPPED ON TORCH CAUSING HOT MATERIAL TO BE THROWN BACK IN HIS FACE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES

October 30, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT A CROSSCUT IN INTAKE NO EMPLOYEES OR EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED IN INCIDENT THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 7:00AM ON 10-30-92

October 14, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE S A MINER HELPER MINER WAS SETTING STILL & THE MINER CONVEYOR HAD A ROCK STUCK IN IT TO FREE ROCK HE WAS WORKING THE CONVEYOR BACK & FORTH WHILE STANDING ON RT SIDE OF THE MINER WHERE THE CABLE WAS A PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK WAS RELEASED CAUSING IT TO HIT HIM IN THE EYE

September 11, 1992 KY · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF THE MINE, WHEN HE DISCOVERED A ROCK ON THE TRAKC. HE MOVED THE ROCK OFF THE TRACK, AND HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT. THE ROCK WAS APPROX 4'X3".

August 30, 1992 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

68935 TROUBLESHOOTING A VIBRATOR MOTOR ON THE WASHER WITH AN AMP METER, THE EMPLOYEE CHECKED THE PHASE-TO-PHASE CAUSING FLASHBURN TO EYES.

August 26, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

54730OPERATES THE MINER. CARRYING A BUCKET OF MINER BITS,BENT OVER TO SET THEM DOWN AND A PAIN HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF EMPL BACK.

July 17, 1992 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HELPING CARRY A HUB HOUSING UP THE STAIRWAY TO VIBRATOR ON THE WASHER AND BACK STARTED TO HURT.

July 7, 1992 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON 07-07-92 AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 8:30AM IN THE NO 2 ENTRY 250' INSIDE.THE APPROX SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 80'X20'X5'.THE FALL DID NOT OBSTRUCT TRAVEL OR HARM VENTILATION.

June 8, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MINER.THE MINER BUCKED ON HIM,CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE CANOPY WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD HURTING HIS NECK.

June 4, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE BELTS.A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO THE TRACK.HE PICKED UP THE ROCK AND THREW IT OFF THE TRACK,RAISED UP AND STARTED TO WALK WHEN THE BACK STARTED HURTING.

April 28, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PINNER & A PIECE OF THIN DRAW ROCK (24INX32IN&2IN THICK) FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLTS & HIT HIM IN THE LOWER BACK

April 11, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT.

April 3, 1992 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING SOME HEAVY ROPE IN MANTRIP CAUGHT R HAND BETWEEN ROPE AND BELT MASHED HIS R INDEX FINGER

1991 · 19 incidents

December 13, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE ROCK WAS A THIN ROCK APPROX. 8" LONG.

December 10, 1991 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE WASHER. A ROCK FELL IN THE TUNNEL BELT BLOCKING IT. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE THE ROCK, AND PULLED HIS BACK.

December 5, 1991 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CONVEYOR CHAIN HAD HUNG-UP ON THE MINER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAD PUT A PIECE OF METAL AND A SLEDGE HAMMER IN PLACE TO LODGE THE CHAIN AND THE RIPPER HEAD OF THE MIN ER DOWN. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HEAD, IT THREW THE HAMMER OUT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE AREA OF HIS FACE.

October 28, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER.HE WAS CARRYING SOME GLUE AROUND THE BOLTER AND RAN INTO AN OVERHANG HURTING HIS HEAD AND NECK.

October 10, 1991 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE WASHED, SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD ON A METAL BAR AT THE CORNER OF THE WASHER.

October 7, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING BAGS OF ROCK DUST ACROSS THE TAILPIECE AND SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

September 17, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MINER AND HAD STARTED TO SET TIMBERS WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

September 10, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A MINER, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

May 30, 1991 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AROOF BOLTER WHEN A BOLT FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS ABRASION TO CORNEA OF LEFT EYE.

May 23, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. HE RAN INTO AN ANGLE PLATE HANGING FROM THE ROOF AND STOVE HIS NECK UP.

April 9, 1991 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING A MINER HE HAD TO PULL SOME CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHILE PULLING THE CABLE HE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING HIS RT WRIST

April 8, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE BELT AT THE WASHER SLIPPED & FELL

March 19, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGTH THUMB BETWEEN THE POT AND BOOM OF THE BOLTER AND MASHED IT.

February 19, 1991 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS OPON THE PRE-SCREEN OF THE WASHER, STARTED TO COME DOWN THE LADDER, SLIPPED, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, AND PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

February 5, 1991 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE WQASHBOX AT THE WASHER A ROCK CAME OFF THE BELTLINE FELL INTO THE WASHBOX & SPLASHED MAGNITITE IN BOTH OF H IS EYES

January 22, 1991 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING AROUND OUTSIDE FROZEN GROUND SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING L SHOULDER

1990 · 19 incidents

December 28, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS HANGING SOME MINE CABLE & STRAINED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

December 4, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

ELECTRI WENT OFF, WALKING AROUND IN DARK, STEPPED IN DITCH, FLL HIT NECK AGAINST AUGER

November 7, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PICK UP A LIFT JACK TO PUT IT ON MANTRIP TO BRING IT OUT OF THE MINE AND DID NOT RAISE HIS HAND HIGH ENOUGH CAUSING HIM TO RUB HIS FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MANTRIP BREAKING IT.

October 31, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO THE BELT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

October 16, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS TAKING OXYGEN & ACETYLENE TANKS OFF WALL WHEN ACETYLENE TANK SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGHT HAND MASHING 2ND FINGER.

October 12, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER DRILLING A HOLE,WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT ARM.

October 9, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP OUT OF THE MINE, AND RAISED HIS HEAD UP AND HIT IT AGAINST THE ROOF.

September 25, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER. HE WENT TO LIFT THE HOUSING WITH A CHAIN AND THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER.

September 7, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS PICKING UP SOME HIGHLINE CABLE OVER SCOOP & CABLE SLIPPED & FELL ON RIGHT HAND MASHING RING FINGER.

August 17, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS INSTALLING BELTS AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE MINE CAUSING HIS RIGHT ARM TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPES.

August 16, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WALKED UP TO BOLTING MACHINE,KNELT DOWN BESIDE IT ON LEFT KNEE AND ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND HIM ,LANDED ON LEFT ANKLE.

August 1, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE MINE. HE WENT UP A KNOLL, AND HAD STARTED DOWN THE OTHER SIDE WHEN HE SAID THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE RIB. HE SAID THE IMPACT OF T HE MACHINE HITTING THE RIB HURT HIS BACK.

July 26, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

RESETTING TIMBERS ON BELTLINE KNOCKED ON TIMBER DOWN REACHED TO PICK UP WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HIT HIM IN NOSE DID NOT FEEL HE WAS INJ TO EXTENT THAT HE SHOULD SEE DR

June 14, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER THE TAIL PIECE OF THE STACKER BELT, AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE METAL GUARD THAT COVERS THE ROLLER AND CUT IT.

April 6, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE COAL LOADER AND GOT THE CANOPY OF THE LOADER IN THE RIB. COAL POPPED OUT OF THE RIB INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

March 27, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

OEPR ROOF BOLTER RAISE UP HIT BACK AGAINST BROKEN BAND HANGING DOWN

February 12, 1990 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
Fairbanks Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUMPING CABLES HOOKED UP FROM THE BATTERY OF A LOADER TO HIS HAULER RECHARGING THE HAULER'S BATTERY.HE WENT TO DISCONNECT THE CABLES AND THE BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE,CAUSIN G VAPOR TO HIS LEFT EYE.

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