EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN ROOF TO SHOOT BOOM HOLE. HE REACHED ON THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER TO GET A PIECE OF BOLTER STEEL. HIS LEFT HAND WAS STILL ON THE BOLTER ARM & HE REACHED WITH HIS RT. HAND. HIS SHIRT POCKET CAUGHT THE UP-DOWN LEVER FOR THE BOLTER ARMS CAUSING THE ARMS TO GO DOWN & CUT HIS FINGER.
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Bee, B & B, LLC · Underground
Controlled by Josh Young
Printer, Floyd County, KY · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517924
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 4
- Years on record
- 2005–2006
- Latest incident
- Apr 2006
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
4 on file2006 · 3 incidents
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Accident type, without injuries
MINE SHUT DOWN ON FRIDAY 3/31/06 FOR THE WEEKEND. CAME BACK MONDAY 4/3/06 AND ON PRE-SHIFT FOUND A ROOF FALL IN LAST OPEN LINE OF BREAKS. THE FALL WENT FROM INTERSECTION OF #5 ENTRY OVER TO THE EDGE OF #10 ENTRY.
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
A piece of draw rock fell on bolter arm. EE reached with his hand to pull piece of rock off bolter arm and another piece of draw rock fell on up lever of bolter causing bolter arm to raise and pinch EE's hand against roof.
2005 · 1 incident
Struck by falling object
Operator was operating scoop hauling coal out of 7R. A piece of draw rock fell on his head bending his neck over back of scoop.