Electrician was installing a pump in a sump located outside on the hill ramp leading to the pit. He slipped into the sump while installing the pump, caught himself on the cable to the pump, tearing muscles in chest area. Did not report accident till 9-2-14, after visits to hospital
Shean Hill MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2011–2014
- Latest incident
- Aug 2014
Reportable incidents
10 on file2014 · 3 incidents
A shard of flew off of drill steel while roof bolting at the face, and stuck in ee right pointer finger. Reported it to his fellow bolter and removed it and continued to work every day till Friday the 14th., where he reported it as infected and sought medical attention.
While traveling from face to face while doing his normal maintence job, the miner caught his head on a roof bolt while driving on a man trip, spraining his neck. Miner waited to report the injury till 1-10-14, thinking it would heal over time, did not seek medical attention till that past week.
2013 · 2 incidents
Scoop operator was hand shoveling along the rib at the face of the crosscut B-4 production hole on the return side, when a piece of roof approx. 15"" wide, 4' long and 10"" thick fell from the roof in between bolts and struck the operator on the right shoulder, dislocating his shoulder.
While bolting a face cut. The bolter operator was in the process of preparing to drill the hole for the inside bolt on his side of the bolter. When the bit touched the roof, a piece of roof rock 1-2"" thick, 2' wide and 5' long fell from the roof. It hit the support arm of the ATRS and slid down it, hitting the bolter operator on the right side of his head, shoulder and chest.
2012 · 1 incident
Operator of a CAT 980G loader had just taken a bucket of coal from the stockpile, when the loader quit. He turned to check the problem and found a fire under the hood. He proceeded to fight the fire with other mine personnel helping. The local fire department was contacted and arrived on scene to finish fighting. No one was injured
2011 · 4 incidents
He was driving miner bits into the auger head of the miner, when something struck his left eye. He did not notice much discomfort and continued to work, even reporting to work the next day for his entire shift. Woke up the following day with discomfort and went to eye doctor. Tests found a sliver of metal in his left eye
While attempting to work loose a stuck drill steel in the roof, the drill steel became bound in the drill chuck with some side pressure. The drill steel snapped loose from the chuck striking the middle finger, lacerating the knuckle of his left hand.
While attempting to replace a splice on the 3-Rt Conveyor Belt, employee was attempting to re-cut the belt for a new splice and when closing the belt cutter, he pulled his left hand back and caught his middle finger against the belt cutter blade, lacerating the tip of his finger, requiring 3 stitches
Bolter operator was installing a roof bolt and felt a pain in his back as he straightened the roof bolt. Worked the rest of the shift with some discomfort.