MSHA record for Section 19 (mine ID 2900781). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TIMBER GROUND SUPPORT.HEWAS CHIPPING OUT A HITCH IN THE FLOOR WITH A HAND AXE TO INSTALL A STULL.HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AS EYE PROTECTION IN THE PROCESSOF SHAPIN THE HITCH HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT EYE.NO FOREIGN BODY FOUND.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTING IN TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET. RATCHET BROKE WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL. RESULTED IN AGGRAVATION OF LONG-STANDING BAD BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING EIMCO TO MUCK UP SWITCH BED FOR SWITCH INSTALLATION. THE MUCKER STRUCK THE END OF THE EXISTING SLIDE RAILS WITH THE BUCKET CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO LOOSE BALANCE AND PITCH F ORWARD. HE CONTINUED TO HOLD THE DUMP CONTROL AS HE FELL FORWARD CAUSING THE MUCKER TO DUMP AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROCKER ARM AND TOP OF MUCKER PINCHING HAND.
EMP WAS DESCENDING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE 1712 TIMBERED RAISE WHEN A LADDER RUNG PULLED LOOSE FROM THE R SIDE LADDER RUNNER. THIS RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE FALLING APPROX 10\ TO THE LOWER LEV EL LANDING WHERE UPON IMPACT HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE LADDER RELEAVED A CRACK IN THE LADDER RUNNER WHICH RAN UP THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE POINT OF THE RUNG NAILS
EMPLOYEE AND MINER WERE ATTEMPTING TO PRY LOOSE A BACKLASH IN THEIR CABLE ON A 3-DRUM JOY 40HP SLUSHER. THEY HAD TRIED USING A SCALING BAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF USING A CONVENTIONAL BOLT STRIKING IT WITH A DOUBLEJACK WHEN THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE BOLT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT. THE RESULT WAS A SMASHED FINGER.
WALKING IN 1000 HAULAGE DRIFT.HE FELL AND STRUCK FINGER ON TRACK.CUT AND DISLOCATION RESULTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRIBBING THE OPEN GROUND AT THE TOPOF A SIXTY-FIVE FOOT HIGH MANWAY SERVICE COMPARTMENT AN ENGINEER CLIMBED TO THE RAISE TO MEASURE THE ADVANCE WHEN EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO REMOVE A LAGGING TO ALLOW THE ENGINEER TO CLIMB ONTO THE RAISE STAGING A SLAB 6FTX18INX2IN FELL FROM THE BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK RESULTING IN A SMALL SCRATCH AND SORENESS TO HIS
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN 8\ STULL HE WAS CARRYING THE STULL IN THE CENTER FOR BALANCE WITH ONE ARM OVER THE STULL, BOTH HANDS UNDER THE STULL. HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT 2ND FINGER AGAINST A ROCK RESULTING IN A SMALL FRACTURE AND BRUISE TO THE FINGER TIP
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BULKHEAD TO CONTROL AIRFLOW IN 6000 HAULAGE DRIFT WHILE NAILING A 2INX12INX6FT LAGGING HE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH HEAD OF AN AXE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UN TIL 102083
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING COUPLERS BETWEEN ORE CARS, LOST HIS BALANCE, SLIPPED AND FELL. IN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE JAMMED HIS FINGER AGAINST ONE OF THE ORE CARS CAUSING ITS DISLOCATION
HE WAS BOLTING THE RIB OF WHAT WILL BE THE THROAT TO AN OPEN STOPE. HE WAS INSERTING A SPLIT BOLT INTO THE BOLT HOLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE HOLDING THE DRILL MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. WHI LE INSERTING THE BOLT HE ASCCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE CONTROL HANDLE OF THE MACHINE WITH HIS KNEE TURNING IT ON AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOTLING DOLLY AND MACHINE CHUCK CUTTING WEB BETWEE
EMP WALKING IN HAULAGE DRIFT SLIPPED FELL ON SAME LEVEL AND BROKE FALL WITH HAND AND SPRAINED THUMB EMP DIDNT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8/1/83
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP 1100 HD AND WAS CROSSING A WET MUDDY AREA OF THE TRACK DRIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 081183 REPORT WAS INADVERTENTLY SENT IN
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER ON THE GRIZZLY AT 2205 STOPE WHEN THE BOULDER BROKE THE CHIPPING HAMMER DROPPED DOWN CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE HAMM ER AND THE ROCK
A BACK FALL OCCURRED IN 2300 HAULAGE SOMETIME BETWEEN 3-3 AND 3 TO 03. IT WAS DISCOVERED ON 3EMS-6230700040M031783A BACK FALL OCCURRED IN 2300 H A SECTION OF BACK, APPROX 10\X6\X4\ THICK FELL, GROUND APPEARS VERY COMPETENT. PULL TESTS OF SPLIT SETS INSTALLED FELL WELL WITHIN RANGE OF REQUIRMENTS.
EE ASSISGNED TO SALVAGE 5 HP FAN FROM 1107 STOPE. WHEN HE STEPPED INTO THE MANWAY, HE STEPPED ON A 4"X4"X4" ROCK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
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