Employee was loading roof bolts onto roof bolter when he picked up a hand full of bolts he twisted around and strained his back.
No. 8Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 2010–2012
- Latest incident
- Aug 2012
Reportable incidents
16 on file2012 · 4 incidents
A roof fall has occurred located 4 crosscuts U.G. inby from the surface. 3600' from the face. The fall was 20' in length 20' width and 6' in height. The fall will be cleaned up.
Employee was standing next to a scoop when the scoop moved. It struck his left foot.
Employee was packing a bundle of roof bolt plates and he dropped them on his right foot bruising it on the side of his foot.
2011 · 9 incidents
Roof fall occurred in the No 1 return entry 270 ft outby the coal face. The fall was 20 ft long 30 ft wide and 7 ft thick. The fall will not be cleaned up. The entrance to fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Roof Fall 4,500 feet from face #4 entry. Fall was 6' in Height 18' in Width and 50' long. The fall will be cleaned up. Clean up plan is developed.
Employee was roof bolting when a piece of draw rock fell and hit his right thumb when he was putting the drill still in the pot it fracture his right thumb.
Employee was putting scoop on charge when he twisted his right knee.
Employee was getting shuttle car loaded when shuttle bounced and his head hit the canopy of the shuttle car.
The fall was at survey station #317 in the #7 entry, 1800 ft from the face. The fall was 5 ft in height, 20 ft in width and 60 ft in length. The fall will not be cleaned up. The entrance to the fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Roof fall in #5 entry, 1 brake outby spad #313. 10'high 20'width 60' in length. Entrance to fall was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan and will not be cleaned up.
Employee was cleaning out drill steel when he hit himself in the forehead with the drill steel cutting his forehead. He received 4 stitches.
EE dropped a bundle of roof bolts plates on top of his left foot cutting it. He received 5 stitches on top of his foot.
2010 · 3 incidents
EE was hitting drill steel with a wrench, when the wrench bounced back and hit him on the forehead. He received 6 stitches on his forehead. Came back to work the next day, no lost time.
Employee had moved roof bolter in 3 left to let the continuous miner back up. When a piece of draw rock, paper thin to 2"" thick by 2' wide and 3' long fell and hit him on his back causing abrasions and contusions and 1 cracked vertebra.
Employee was standing talking to boom truck operator when the operator pushed lever to move outrigger. The outrigger struck employee's left arm.