WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON 12-3 JOY MINER WHEN HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED COMPONENT CAUSING A SHOCK AND BURNING ON LEFT HAND.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 24
- Years on record
- 1991–1993
- Latest incident
- Mar 1993
Reportable incidents
24 on file1993 · 2 incidents
WAS PULLING EXTRA MINER CABLE UP FROM BEHIND POWER CENTER AND LIFTING IT UP TO HANG FROM ROOF OF MINE.
1992 · 11 incidents
INJURED PERSON WAS CUTTING OUT A HANDLE TO FIT ON RAKE.
SECTION BOSS WAS PULLING DRAW ROCK (LOOSE) WHEN IT SEALED ON OUT OVER HIM HITTING HIM ON TOP OF HEAD, BACK OF NECK, & RIGHT FOREARM.
LIFTING AND MOVING 5FT TIMBERS FROM ONE SPOT TO ANOTHER TO BE SET.
ROCK FALL IN #1 ENTRY AT #8 INTERSECTION FALL IS APPROX 35FTLONG & 23F T WIDE T HRU INTERSECTION & 5FT THICK FALL A REA HAS BEEN CRDIABED OFF & DANGERED OFF ON ALL EXSISTING SIDES
VICTIM WAS HELPING ON CONTINUOUS MINER WATCHING CABLE MINER WAS MOVING TO ANOTHER PLACE VICTIM WAS GETTING CABVLE FROM HAULWAY LAYING CABLE ON RIB WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING VIC TIM ON RT HAND SCRATCHING TOP OF HAND UP & REQUIRING 5 STITCHES IN LITTLE FINGER
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT ALOOSE PIECE OF SHELL FELL & HIT OPERATERS RT HAND MASHING & CUTTING THUMB OPERATOR WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED
CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN GARARD FROM DFEEDER AN FEEDER NO LOST TIME.
45506ERE IN PERSONNEL CARRIER-PREPARING TO ENTER MINE TO SET SPADS. INJURED EMPLOYEE PUT HAND OUTSIDE-UNDER THE BUGGY TO ADJUST HIS SEATING WHEN THE BUGGY HIT A DIVERSION DITCH PINNING THE INJ 49542 HAND BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE GROUND.
EMPL PULLING MINER WATERLINE AROUND TO RE-HOOK TO MAIN LINE.WHILE PULLING HE SLIPPED & FELL.
OPER WAS DOING CLEAN UP WORK WITH 482 SS SCOOP. SCOOP HIT HOLE AND JAMMED OPERATORS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY ON SCOOP. THIS DATE WAS 02-12-92 OPER THEN REINJURED NECK 03-06-92 WHILE RIDING ON PERSO NNEL CARRIER.
EE WAS HANGING A MINER CABLE WHEN HE SPRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK EE WORKED FOR ONE WEEK BEFORE HAVING TO BE OFF.
1991 · 11 incidents
ROCK FALL 6 BREAK'S INSIDE IN NEUTRAL ON INTAKE SIE IN #3 ENTRY, FALL IS APPROX 40'LX30'WX5'THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE & WATER LINE OUT OF LAST OPEN BREAK TO MOVE HIS ROOFBOLTER TO NEXT PLACE
ROOF BOLTER MAN PLACED HIS KNEE ON A LUMP OF COAL INJURING HIS KNEE.
ROOF FALL ON RETURN SIDE 20 BREAKS INSIDE FALL IS APPROX 70FT LONG 20FT WIDE & 5FT THICK FALL IS CRIBBED & DANGERED OFF FALL IS IN #7 ENTRY
MINER MAN HAD JUST ARRIVED AT MINER & WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY A PIECE OF ROCK 2FT BY 3FT & 4IN THICK FELL & HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD CUTTING HIS LEFT EAR
OPER HIT HOLE WITH S-S4 88 SCOOP OPER WAS THROWNT OWARD CANOPY & THEN HIT SCOOP FLOOR IN PASSAGNER AREA OPER WAS USING A CUSHION OPER APPARENTLY HIT ROUGH PLACE IN BOTTOM
ROCK FALL IN NAUTRAL ON RETURN SIDE STARING AT #4 BREAK & GOING TO INBY SIDE OF #5 BREAK INSIDE. FALL WAS APPROX. 80' LONG, 20' WIDE, & 5' THICK.
FINGER GOT CAUGHT AT HINGING POINT ON SCOOP.
ROOF FALL IN INTAKE ROADWAY BETWEEN #3 & 4 BRK INSIDE.FALL 40'LONG X 18'WIDE X 5'THICK.
OPER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH HEADER BOARDS.WAS IN A STRAIN PUTTING UP RIB BOLT AND PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL 5 BREAKS INSIDE 7 ENTRY WHERE 7 HEADING WAS STARTED FALL WAS 20 25 FT LONG AND 5 FT HIGH.