HE HAD PULLED HIS ROOF BOLTER INTO #3 HEADING, HAD PUT UP A BOLT AND STARTED TO PUT UP #2 BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND SPRAINED HIS RISK. THE ROCK WAS 2' LONG AN D 2' WIDE 2 1/2" THICK.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 25
- Years on record
- 1993–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
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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 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
25 on file1998 · 1 incident
1997 · 3 incidents
EE REPAIRING TRACKS ON MINER WITH CUTTING TORCHES WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HOT IN RITH EAR. EE STATED DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR. THOUGHT INJURY WOULD GO AWAY. THIS EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3/11/97 . HE WENT TO DR. ON 3/10/97.
HAD BELT HEAD TANDUM SHAFT BLOCKED UP. BLOCKING MATERIAL DISLODGED AND SHAFT FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE FRAME.
EE SHOVELING BELT AT MAIN LINE TAIL PIECE WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
1996 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT KNEE WITH BELT STRUCTURE.
EE MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN CABLE ARC CAUSING BURNS.
EE SPRAYING BELT OFF WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN WATER HOSE. THE BELT CAUGHT THE WATER HOSE AND TIGHTENED AROUND FOOT BEFORE THE HOSE BROKE.
EMP CRAWLING BESIDE THE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN THE CARRIER SWUNG OVER CATCHING THE EMP BETWEEN THE CARRIER AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.
HAD ROOF FALL BETWEEN THE BELT PILLARS ONE BREAK OUTBY THE END OF LONG-JOHN STRUCTURE. DID NOT CLEAN UP. MOVED SECTION BACK BELOW FALL AND SET UP THE PILLAR WORK.
DRAWROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP OF MINE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES.
1995 · 4 incidents
EE WAS TRAMMING HIS BRIDGE CARRIER THROUGH SOME LOW COAL AND HE SCOOTED DOWN IN THE DECK OF HIS BRIDGE CARRIER TRYING TO GET HIS HEAD DOWN AND HIS KNEE RAISED UP AND GOT CAUGHT IN THE TOP.
THE INJURED AND A CO WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE ON DIER TURN TABLE IN THE PAN OF CONT MINER AS THEY WERE LIFTING IT HE FELT A PAIN IN THE RT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS KNEE.
THE INJURED WA SOPERATING A MOBIL BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN IN SCOOP OPER. HIIT THE BRIDGE TO THE SCOOP. LAER IN THE SHIFT BRIDGE OPER. COMPLAINE DOF BACK PAIN.
1994 · 9 incidents
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF IT, A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY 3RD SHIFT ON 11-13-94, THE FALL WHICH MEASURED 30' X 20' X 5 WAS IN THE 3 ENTRY AND ON BACK BRIDGE.
THE INJURED WAS BACKING THE CONT. HAULAGE BRIDGE BACK ON THE LOW BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE STRAP AND HIT HIM ON THE LT FOOT.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING OT PUT A 15HP PUMP UP ON A BRIEDGE CARRIED, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE IN ORDER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS & THE ATRS STRIKING HIM ON THE LT LEG.
INJURED STATED HE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR THE BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS LIFTING BELT WITH A LIFTING JACK WHEN THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO GO DOWN BETWEEN THE JACK & STRUCTURE CAUSING A LACERATION OF RT HAND
INJURED WAS TRAMING THE BRIDGE CARRIER BACK OUT OF THE BELT ENTRY WHEN THE CARRIER BACKED OVER A SMALL HILL, FORCING HIM INTO THE ROOF OF THE MINE.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING HIS ROOF BOLT MACH OUT OF THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROOF FELL FROM BETWEEN THES TRAPS AND STRUCK HIKM ON THE SHOULDER.
1993 · 2 incidents
INJURED WAS CRAWLING AROUND ON THE SECTION WHEN HIS KNEE (LT) BEGAN TO HURT & SWELL REOCCURRENCE OF OLD INJURY 05-27-93
INJURED WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY. AS HE TURNED TO FLAG THE SCOOP DRIVER HIS BODY TURNED BUT HIS FOOT DIDNT, TWISTING HIS KNEE.