EE TWISTED R KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET,MUDDY MINE FLOOR WHILE EXITING MINE PERSONNEL CARRIER.FIRST DAY ABSENT 01-27-97
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 26
- Years on record
- 1995–1996
- Latest incident
- Sep 1996
Reportable incidents
26 on file1996 · 18 incidents
EE WAS USING A SOCKET AND RATCHET TO TIGHTEN CONVEYOR CHAIN ON SHUTTLE CAR. HIS SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE TAKEUP SCREW AND HE FELL INTO THE CAR BUMPER. LACERATION TO RIGHT EYEBROW--6 SUTURES TO C LOSE IT.
ROOF FALL IN RETURN AIRWAY AT SCUT #32 ON #3-A PANEL. 3.5' HIGH X 18' WIDE X 35' LONG. APPROX. 2,000' OUTBY FACE. APPROX. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT--7-15-96. VISIBLE SLIPS IN IMMEDIATE STRATA. Y
ROOF FALL IN INTAKE AIRWAY, ADJACENT ENTRY TO PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY, BETWEEN #3 & #4 SCUT. 5N. PANEL. APPROX. 25' L X 18' W X 4' H.
ROOF FALL ON 5 BELT LINE 70' OUTBY 1594. FALL DISCOVERED BY PRESHIFT EXAMINER, MEASURED 18'WX22'LX8'H. APP 8400 OUTBY FACE. Y SHAPED SLIP IN INTERSECTION THAT FELL. LIMESTONE STRATA MEASURED 4 .75 TO 6" THICK.
EE WAS PULLING DRILL OUT OF HOLE WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK EE WORKED THUR AUG 19,1996 MISSED WORK AUG 20 THRU AUG 22 LAYED OFF DUE TO COMPLETIONG PROJECT.
WALKING TO THE MINER, FOOT BECAME ENTAGLED IN CABLE, TRIPPED, FELL, STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AND FRACTURED A SMALL BONE.
ROOF FALL DISCOVERED BY EXIMINER ON WEEKLY AIRWAY EXAMINATION. LOCATION #9 ENTRY, # 1546, INTAKE AIRWAY 7,300' OUTBY FACE, 12' WIDE, 2.5' HIGH, 25' LONG.
EE WAS LOADING SANDPIPER PUMP IN MUCK BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE IN TRANSIT TO THE WORKING SECTION--EE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK--SUTURES TO RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PUMP WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF RIB STRIKING HIM ON HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING CHIPPING HAMMER OUT OF SLOPE WHEN HE FELL HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN ROOF BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF CHUCK HITTING HIM ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS THROWING THE MINER CABLE TO THE SIDE OF ROADWAY USING A JERKING TWISTING MOTION AND SUSTAINED A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS LOW BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET STEEL WHEN THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
EE ALLEGED THAT WALKING UP & DOWN STEEP HILL DURING BLASTING OPERATIONS CAUSED HIS KNEES TO GET SORE & SWELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL HITTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER HELPING BOLT STEEL TOGETHER WHEN THE LEG BEAM KICKED OUT KNOCKING HIM OFF LADDER AND BEAM FALLING ON HIS LEFT LEG.
1995 · 8 incidents
HE WAS STANDING IN CROSSCUT RIGHT OF #3 ENTRY REVIEWING HIS PROJECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK (GOB), 43"L X 38"W X 3.5"T, FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE .
WHILE OPERATING A MINER EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT KNEE BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK. HE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION SPRAIN TO THE KNEE.
WHILE SUPERVISING MECHANICAL REPAIRS TO THE UNIT BELT FEEDER, A PIECE OF ROCK (6" X 18" X 5") FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING CROSS-CUT RIGHT OF #3 ENTRY. WHEN STRUCK BY A PIECE OF TOP COAL AND ROCK. APP 12" WIDE, 4" THICK AND 19" LONG. EE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS BACK.
ROOF FALL ON BELT LINE X.C. 43, MAIN NORTH ENTRIES, H4 ENTRY. APP 700' OUTBY FACE AREA.
WHILE EXITING THE S&S 488 BATTERY POWERED SCOOP,EMP'S LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK. EMP SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE LITTLE RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
FINGERS ONT EHH RIGHT HAN DWERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EXTRACTOR BLAE AND HE SCOOP BUCKE TFRAME, RESUTLING IN SURGICAL AMPUTATION OF THE MIDDLE FINGER, RNG FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER, AMMPUTATION WA S AT THE FIRST JOINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE RUB RAIL, OPERATOR SSIDE FROM TEH CONTINUOUS MINER JOY 14 CM 15, WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE DROPPED THE RUB RAIL. THE RUB RAIL STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A HAIR LINEE FRACTURE, 2ND TARSAL.