EE WAS SCOOPING 1 ENT. WHEN HE RAN HIS SCOOP ON A CINDER BLOCK AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN FRAME OF SCOOP AND TOP.
Owv Mine Coal
MSHA record for Owv Mine (mine ID 3304119). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Aug 1990
Reportable incidents
8 on file1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING 42" RESIN ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED BACK WHILE COMPLETING JOB.
BACKED MANTRIP INTO RIB AND HIS HEAD JERKED BACK AND HIT CHARGER ON BACK OF MANTRIP.
1989 · 1 incident
EXCESSIVE RAIN THE EVENING PRIOR TO SAID ACCIDENT CAUSED GROUND TO BE SATURATED WITH WATER. PUMPS IN PIT HANDLED WATER FROM RAIN ITSELF BUT COULD NOT HANDLE WATER SEE PAGE THROUGH SPOIL BANK.
1988 · 4 incidents
LOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST FROM SHED ONTO FAIRCHILD SCOOP. SHED ELEVATED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM SHED WHILE TRYING TO STEP ONTO SCOOP WITH A BAG, LANDED ON SCOOP AND THEN FELL TO GROUND.
FALL OCCURRED IN FAULT AREEA. THIS SECTION MINED THROUGH THIS AREEA 9/23/88 & WAS MINING APPROX 500' INBY,.
WHILE ON HIS KNEES AND TRAMMING A BRIDGE CONVEYOR TOWARD THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY I NAME CLAIMS TO HAVE KNELT ON A LUMP OF MATERIAL CAUSING HIS KNEE TO HURT THIS OCCURRENCE APPEARED TO BE OF NO SIGNIFICANCE AT THE TIME AND I NAME CONTINUED WORKING DAILY UNTIL JUNE 17 1988
THIS FALL OCCURRED IN A FAULT AREA THE SECTION MINED THROUGH THIS AREA 4/15/88 AND WAS MINING ABAPPROXIMATELY 800 FT. INBY
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