LOADING ROOF-BOLTS AND PLATES ON ROOF-BOLTER. PULLED MUSCLE DUE TO STRAIN ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 21
- Years on record
- 1991–1993
- Latest incident
- Aug 1993
Reportable incidents
21 on file1993 · 8 incidents
SETTING BREAKER TIMBERS WHILE PILLARING, CUT HAND WITH BOW-SAW.
RIGHT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR IOPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY STRAP HANGING DOWN FROM ROOF
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL TO FEEDER, CABLE THAT WAS HUNG CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIM ON NECK.
WHILE PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT, EMPLOYEE (ROOF-BOLT OPERATOR) WRENCH CAME OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE NECK.
CHANGING BITS IN MINER, KNOCKING BIT OUT AND PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE GROIN AREA.
WHILE LIFTING BOOM JACK ON FEEDER, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT PINKIE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE ROOF BOLT WHILE INSTALLING THE ROOF BOLT.
1992 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN ROUTE TO LOAD WHEN THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE FELL ON HIM PINNING HIM TO THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS ARM ON THE MAN TRIP WHILE ANTOEHR EMPLOYE EWAS TO RAISE THE MANTRIP. HIS WRIST GOT CAUGHT AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE MINE. PULLING THE BONES LOSOE IN HIS WRIST (LEFT) AND CUT H IS RIGHT RING FINGER AS THEY LOWERED THE MANTRIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER ACROSS A MINE SECTION. HE WENT OVER A ROLL IN THE MINE BOTTOM CAUSING THE BACK OF THE MINER TO COME UP PUSHING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.
PUTTING RUBREEL ON MINER, WHEN LIFTING THE RUBREEL LEFT KNEE TWISTED AND TORE THE LIGAMENTS IN THE KNEE.
OPERATOR WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HE RAN OVER APIECE OF SANDSTONE, THIS THREW HIM INTO THE TOP THEN FROM THE CAR HURTING HIS NECK AND LOWER BACK.
EMPL OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.WENT THROUGH A CURTAIN LOOKED BACK TO SEE IF CURTAIN HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND WHEN EMPL LOOKED FORWARD AGAIN WAS PINNED AGAINST RIB OF MINE CAUSING TWISTED NECK.
SHUTTLE CAR HIT ROOF BOLT DISLODGED THE ROOF BOLT AND THE BOLT FELL INTO THE OPERATORS DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.
CAUGHT R F BOLT PLATE POPPED THE HEAD OFF BOLT
1991 · 5 incidents
ON MANTRIP GOING INSIDE MINE AT THE #2 HEADING AT THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT, MANTRIP MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND SMALL BROW (8" LONG 4" WIDE AND 2" THICK) ON THE ROOF HIT EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.
EMPLOEYE WAS SHOVELING THE SLIP ROLLER,THE SHOVEL TRACKED THE BELT JERKING IT OUT OF HIS HAND CAUSING A LITTLE DISCOMFORT TO THE LEFT HAND.
WHILE LOADING SHUTTLE CAR, THE CAR HIT THE PLATOFORM OF THE MINER CAUSING THE MINER OPERATORS HEAD TO HIT THE TOP OF THE MINE. THE MINER HAS BEEN MODIFICD WITH A STOP SO THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN A GAIN-ALSO REPORTED TO EIMCO FIELD SERVICE MAN.
WHILE GOING THROUGH MINE OPERATING SHUTTLECAR EMPL STRUCK HEAD AGAINST LOW PLACE IN TOP.
MINER CABLE FELL DOWN WHILE EMPL WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR DIDN'T HAE TIME TO STOP. MINER CBLE HIT OPERATOR BREAKING LEFT ARM & COLLARBONE.