Bolting machine operator had set machine up to install last roof bolt. Was crawling up to install last bolt and a piece of draw rock fell and hit him in the back and blackened his eye.
Samuel MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2013–2014
- Latest incident
- Nov 2014
Reportable incidents
7 on file2014 · 2 incidents
Employee was installing last roof bolt in #9 Heading when a piece of rock fell striking him back area
2013 · 5 incidents
EE was backing out of the #3 heading with a load of coal. He crossed under the roof bolter cable with the back of the scoop and then he turned his head to be certain the front would go under the cable then he ran over a lump of coal and it pushed him against top.
The operator of the #3 roof bolter was attempting to put another cable bolt up (after having hung one) he started a hole adjacent to the previous hole when a piece of draw rock became dislodged from the top and struck him on his left wrist.
The accident occurred when the victim was attempting to back out of the battery charging station on his permissible buggy and while looking over his shoulder he backed into a cable bole plate and it cut above his eye.
The victim was attempting to pick a rock of the drag chain when the off-side rock picker attempted to bust the same rock with a sledge hammer. When the sledge hammer came in contact with the rock the victims left hand was still there and his pinky finger was smashed.
The #3 roof bolter operator was attempting to connect two pieces of drill steel together when he hit the rotation lever & the connector on the steel broke and swung around and struck the operator on his left wrist.