EE WAS EN ROUTE TO THE MINE SITE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE LANDING IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.
Voyager Mine Number Two Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1996–1997
- Latest incident
- Sep 1997
Reportable incidents
10 on file1997 · 5 incidents
EE HAD FINISHED CLEANING A XCUT WITH A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP AND TRAMMED OUTBY. AFTER HE TRAMMED ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE HE STOPPED TO RETRIEVE A SET OF CABLE CROSSING. HE PICKED UP THE CROSSING AND TURNED TO WALK TOWARDTHE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN AND SWELLING.
EE WAS CUTTING ROPE HANGERS, WHILE HOLDING MINER CABLE THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF ROP HANGER CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE JACK WHILE THERE WAS TENSION ON IT. THE HANDLE OF THE JACK MOVED SUDDENLY.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED NEAR SURVEY STATION 25003, THE FALL MEASURED APPROX.10'W X 30'L X 5'THICK.
1996 · 5 incidents
ROOF FALL 0 TO 10' WIDE X 40'L X 6'H. BETWEEN LAST OPEN CROSS CUT 4 AND 5 NEAR SPAD 23904.
EE WAS LIFTING ON A MINE RAIL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 50' OUTBY SURVEY STATION 21919 OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. FALL MEASURED APPROX 18'W, 80'L, 15'THICK.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED 50' OUTBY SURVEY STATION 20702 OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. FALL MEASURED APPROX 18'W, 50'L, 6' THICK.
EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGERS.