BOLTS DISLODGED MINER, LOOSEN UP BOLTS, ROCK FELL IN DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR STRIKING CAR STRIKING VICTIM IN LOWER STOMACH.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 56
- Years on record
- 1990–1997
- Latest incident
- Apr 1997
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
55 on file (excluding fatalities above)1997 · 6 incidents
VICTIM WAS SWING HEAD OF BOLTER SETTING HIS SECOND BOLT WOODEN A PEICE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK.
3 WHEEL BUGGY WAS BACKING UP THEN OTHER WENT FORWARD CAUSIGN VICTIM TO HIT HIS HEAD DRIVING IT DOWN INTO HIS SHOULERS. THERE WAS A LOW PLACE IN THAT AREA.
YROOF DRILL OEPRATOR BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROOF BOLT. TWISTED HIS LEG.
STANLEY WAS TRAMMING LOADED SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDER WHEN HE HIT A STRAP HANGING FROM TOP WITH CANOPY CAUSING A PIECE OF COAL TO FLY IN HIS LEFT EYE.
MYRON WAS RIDING MANTRIP IN WHEN IT WENT THROUGH WATER HOLE EE RAISSED UP AND CAUGHT BACK ON ROOF BOLT AN DIT BENT HIM DOUBLE.
EE PULLED PINNER STEEL FROM HOLE BEFORE DISENGAGING ROTATION CAUSING STEEL TO COME OUT OF POT & HITTING EE IN FACE.
1996 · 5 incidents
ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
EE SAID HE WAS WAITING ON MINER TO CUT CROSSCUT THROUGH AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ANLGE HE SAID IT BUSTED OPEN WOUND THAT HE HAD ON 5-31-96 SEPERATE INCIDENTS.
EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE SAID HE HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY.
EE WAS SDITTING BESIDE BOLTER EATING DINNER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LIFT RUB RAIL. EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK . NOTE: MINER WAS OUTSIDE WHEN INJURY HAPPENED.
1995 · 10 incidents
ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11/15/95, EE WAS HOLDING ANALLEN PLUG WITH CHANNELOCKS & MECHANIC WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER, PLUG SPLINTERED OFF & HIT EE IN R PALM [SMALL CUT]. HE DIDN'T GO TO DR [1ST AID RECEIVED][ HE DID NOT THINK METAL WAS IN HIS HAND HE DISCOVERED BUMP IN PALM. HE WENT TO DRON 1/16/95 & THE REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL 3 STITCHES NO LOST TIME.
3 WHEELER GOT STUCK ON ROCK. EMP WAS TRUING TO PUSH 3 WHEELER.
EE WAS REACHING FOR BOLT, ADN PLATE CUT FINGER EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE HIS GLOVES ON.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL NEXT DAY. EE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP RAN OVER ROCK IN ROADWAY AND STEERING WHEEL JERKED & HE LET GO OF STEERING WHEEL, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS BOLTING #4 ENTYR. WHEN HE SWUNG OFF SIDE BOOM TOWARD RIB, HE SAID HE WAS CLOSER THAN HE THOUGHT AND CAUGHT HIS RIGH TKNEE BETWEEN BOOMA ND A PILE OF GOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH A RED DEVIL, BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN CHEST WITH END OF BAR AND HIS HANDS.
INJURED WAS SITTING DOWN OPERATING MINER WITH REMOTE WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLT & ROD STRIKING HIM IN SHOULDER. BOLT WIDTH FROM RIB WAS 43".
PULLING HALF HEADERS OFF TOP AFTER BRATTICE WAS KNOCKED OUT PULLED ROCK LOOSE FROM TOP, ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
EE WAS WEDGING A TIMBER HOLDING TIMBER WITH LEFT HAND AND HIT HIS THUMB WITH AN AXE, TRYING TO HIT WEDGE AT TOP OF TIMBER.
EMPLOYEE WORKED 5 DAYS BEFORE GOING TO DOC THE DOC TOLD EMPLOYEE TO STAY OFF WORK 6 WEEKS EMPLOYEE WAS STRAPING A KETTLEBOTTOM WHEN IT BROKE IN HALF STRIKING EE IN RT SHOULDER & BACK
1994 · 7 incidents
EE DRIVING MANTRIP RAN OVER ROCK IN ROAD STEERING KNOB CAME OFF STEERING WHEEL LEAVING A BOLT THAT TORE INTO EE LEG FROM STRIKING ROCK WHICH JERKED STEERING WHEEL FROM HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING CAN HYD. OIL [5 GA] SPRAINEAD LOWER BACK, TOOK 1 DAY OFF WENT TO DOCTOR, CAME BACK ON 12/4/94 SAID HE HAD TO GO BACK TO DOCTOR FOR HIS BACK.
KETTLE BOTTOM WAS STRAPED HALF OF THE KETTLE BOTTOM SPLICE & FELL ON LEFT HIP AND LEFT ARM.
MINER HELPER WAS AT THE MINER IN #2 ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL FROM RIB OVER TO THE FIRST BOLT STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT.
MINER MAN WAS MOVING CRIB BLOCKS & STRAIN BACK
STRAIN BACK WHEN GETTING OFF SHUTTLE CAR
MINER HELPER WAS MOVING MINER CABLE & BRUISED FINGER AGAINST MINER.
1993 · 6 incidents
MOVING MINER CABLE.
CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE & TOP.
A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING ABOUT 3 FEET BY 3 FEET BY 3-4 INCHES FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM IN BACK.
INJURED WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE BELT LINE & A BAR HE WAS HAULING ON THE 3 WHEELER CAUGHT ON A TIMBER & [SPINNED] AROUND & HIT HIM IN THE RIBS.
BELTMAN WAS SHOLEVING BELT ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS.
SPRANG KNE EON ROOF BOLTER.
1992 · 6 incidents
BELTMAN TRIED TO GET OBJECT OFF BOTTOM BELT. BELT CAME ON AND PULLED HIS ARM INTO TAILROLLER.
THEY WERE UNLOADING TOOLS OFF OF MANTRIP WHEN ONE OF THEIR SUPPLIES CAME IN CONTACT WITH FOOT PEDAL WHICH WAS LEFT ON POINT. IT TOOK OFF AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIM PINNING HIM AGAINST MINER.
HE WAS MOVING MINE CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
BRIDGE BOARD FELL ON FOOT.
PUT RIGHT KNEE DOWN ON ROCK,HURT KNEE.
MOVING MINER CABLE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
1991 · 7 incidents
LIFTING ON ROLL OF BELT & HURT BACK
BOLTED #4, PIECE OF STEEL HUNG IN HOLE AND FELL OUT, HIT RIGHT HAND.
HELPING HIM BUILD BRATTICE. LIFTED BLOCK AND TWISTED BACK.
MINER WAS STUCK AND INJURED TURNED TO GET SLEDGE HAMMER AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.
HANDING CABLE PAIN IN LOWER BACK
I NAME WAS STARTING TO BOLT THE FACE OF 3 R.B. HE PUT ON 1 BOLT ON RIB AND AS HE WAS LOWERING CANOPY AT PIECE OF ROCK SCALED OUT BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT HITTING HIM ON.
MOVING MINER CABLE.
1990 · 8 incidents
HURT RIGHT KNEE.
HIT ELBOW ON SIDE OF BOTLER.
BOLTER OPR WAS LOAD SUPPLY ON TO BOLTER PLATE CAUGHT VIET ON LEFT HAND 2 CUT TOP OF HAND.
OPERATOR WAS RUNNING MINER & BIT CAUGHT FINGER.
STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT CHEST PAINS. Y
HIT FINGER ON RF BOLT STEEL
BOLTER OPR WAS AT THE BACK OF BOLTER & PIER OF ROCK FELL OUT BELOW BOLTS & CAUGHT BOLTER OPR ON RT SHOULDER
WAS ROOF BOLTING TOP WHEN I.NAME BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST DRILL POT.