EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE DRILL, HE BENT OVER TOOK STEPS BACKWARD THEN WENT DOWN, WITH PAIN IN HIS BACK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Years on record
- 1990–1999
- Latest incident
- Jan 1999
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
24 on file1999 · 1 incident
1998 · 3 incidents
ROOF BOLTER HEAD WAS HUNG UP DUE TO BROKEN JACK,AND WORN OUT BUSHINGS ON ARMS GAVE WAY, LANDINGON LEG OF INJURED PERSON.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR'S RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT FELL OUT BETWEENATRS AND CANOPY AND THE DRILL POT.
BUMP SHOULDER.
1997 · 4 incidents
SCOOP WAS TRANSPINTING MEN INTO MINE IN SCOOP BUCKET SCOOP WET ACROSS ROLL IN BOTTOM CAUSING SCOOP BUCKET TO RISE. THIS PENNED EE AGAISNT BRUCKET AND TOP CAUSING INJURIES BROKE RIBS AND ANKLE.
THROWING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP BUCKET. CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND TOP OF SCOOP BUCKET.
HAMMERING ON A 120 H TRAVEL CHAIN.
OPERATOR WAS NOT AT CONTROL STATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED, BUT WAS AT A PINCH POINT AREA AT THE FRONT OF HIS MBC. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK TO HIS CONTROL STATION. THE MBC WAS PUSHED T O THE SIDE WHERE HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CRAWLING POSITION.
1996 · 8 incidents
LIFTING REAR END OUT OF SCOOP AND BUMPED AGAINST SIDE OF SCOOP, WHILE LIFTING ON THE REAR END, HITTING LEFT SIDE OF BACK AND RIBS.
EE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED IN TOP WHILE PULLING ON THE BOLT, HE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND PULLED A MUSCLE.
UNLOADING ROCK DUST, STEPPED ACROSS THE BELT (THE BELT WAS NOT RUNNING) AND CRILLED FOOT.
OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL KNEE CAUGHT ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED RIGHT LEG AT KNEE.
EE WAS BEATING ON A SHAFT WITH A HAMMER.
ROOF FALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EMPLOYEES.
TWISTED RIGHT LEG.
1995 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WALIKING TOWARD THE MINER (MACHINE) & HIS ARM STARTED HURTING
HE WAS CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES ALONG THE SIDE OF A CRAWLER & HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
1993 · 2 incidents
WORKER WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING DRAW ROCK WHILE FIREBOSSING AND CHECKING BLEEDER LINE.
PULLING ABELT BACK TOGETHER IN 4 ENTRY WHEN A SHARP PAIN CAME IN LOWER BACK
1992 · 2 incidents
PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD WAY BY PASSED INPRUNST OF POWER UNTER IN FINTIRY WHEN A SHARP PAN CAME IN MY LOWER BACK. N
WHILE BENDING A ROOF-BOLT TO BE INSERTED IN A PRE-DRILLED HOLE THE WORKER PULLED AND OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.
1991 · 1 incident
PULLING MINER CABLE IN 5 ENTRY FELT PAIN INSIDE.
1990 · 1 incident
HILL SEAM COMING DIAGINALL OR ACROSS INTERSTION FELL OUT.