MSHA record for No 5 (mine ID 1517303). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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INJURED WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN WORK ON ROOF BOLTER AND WHEN HE LIFTED PART OF THE ROOF BOLTER HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS PUTTING CABLE BACK TOGETHER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS USING GRINDER TO GRIND DOWN SHIMS FOR CAT PADS AND SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE.
HAD A ROOF FALL IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT IN THE #2 ENTRY. FALL EXTENDED FROM THE #2 CROSCUT TO ABOUT 5 FT INTO THE #3 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX. 18 FT WIDE AND 10 FT HIGH AND ABOUT 45 FT LONG. N O PERSONS OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED.
INJURED WAS MAKING A SCRPPER FOR BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
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