VICTIM WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SLICK AND SLIDE TYPE POT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE ROOF FALLING ON THE VICTIMS LOWER BODY
Penn Hill Coal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 31
- Years on record
- 1983–1987
- Latest incident
- Oct 1987
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
30 on file (excluding fatalities above)1987 · 4 incidents
AREA IN BELT EN7RY HAD COAL STREAKS AREA WAS LIOLTED WITH 7 FT BOLTS AT APPROX. 16 FT A 24 INCH COAL SEAM OR POCKET LET GO AND ROOF FELL.
EMPLOYEE BUMPED3KNEE ON ANCHOR PIN FOR BELT TAIL.
EMPLOYEE DRIVIN1 A THRT EE WHEEL MINE J EEP HIT A RUT WHIPPING STEERING KNOW STRIKING EMPLOYEE R IGHT WRIST & THUMB
EMPLOYEE TWISTE8 LEFT LEG AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON FRAME WHEN GETTING OFF MOTOR. TWO WEEKS WENT BUSY WITH NO PROBLEM. KNEE WAS DRAINED AND INFECTION OCCURRED.
1986 · 3 incidents
ROOF FALL IN IN7ERSECTION OF BELT LINE 20'X30'X7 FT.
CROSSING OVER R3DGID STRUCTURE WHEN VICTIM FELL ON RT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STRUCTURE.
1985 · 7 incidents
LOADING SUPPLIE8 ON RAIL CAR 4" CONCRETE BLOCKS.
ROCK BAR SLIPPE8 WHEN PRYING SPEED REDUCER SUBJECT FELL ON LEFT ELBOW.
EMPL PULLING MINER AND MOBILE CABLES ACROSS BELT STRUCTURE HE PULLED HIS BACK.
EMPL PULLING TRAILER FROM BEING STUCK.HE WAS KNOCKING TRAILER LOOSE FROM TRACTOR AND RAN NAIL INTO RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS THE PIN IN THE CHAIN INJ DEVELOPED INFECTION AND WAS TREATED 6-19-85.
ROOF FALL INBY INTERSECTION 50 IN LENGTH 18 WIDE AND 5 IN DEPT SIDE WERE TOPERED TO 2 IN THICKNESS ONLY CENTER OF POT FELL ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT.
EMPL WELDING ON TAIL SECTION OF CM STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON MACHINE. NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-13-85.
ROOF FALL 4\ HIGH 20\ WIDE 20\ LONG, 1800\ OUTB Y FACE IN #1 ENTRY OF 6 RIGHT SECTION
1984 · 9 incidents
EMPL LYING DOWN OPERATING SCOOP TRACTOR -INJURED BACK WHEN HE RAN OVER BUMP IN ROADWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A MINE TRACTOR UP TO COUPLE IT WITH A TRAILER WHEN HE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN THEM.
WHILE OPERATING MOBILE, LEFT LEG WAS WEDGED BETWEEN MOBILE AND RIGID STRUCTURE
MECHANIC IN SECTION WAS NOT INFORMED THAT SPLICE WAS BEING MADE AND JUMPED OUT JABCO TO DETERMINE WHY DRIVE WAS NOT RUNNING
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE TO INSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER IN BETWEEN TWO BELT ROLLERS
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THE PULL CORD OUT OF THE WAY WHILE MINER WAS TRAMMING INTO A CUT FOR LOADING. WHILE DOING SO HIS HAND WAS HOLDING ON TO THE RIDGID STRUCTURE WHEN THE DOLLY RAN OVER HIS SM ALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
MINER WAS OPERATING IN THE FINAL PUSH-OUT ON A PILLAR STUMP WHEN THE RIGHT CAT TRAM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION STARTED TRAMMING OUT OF LIFT WHEN THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED COVERING THE MINER FROM THE CUTTER HEAD HINGE PIN INBY. THE CAVE WAS 7\ HIGH X 20\ WIDE, LENGTH IS UNDETERMINED
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING MINE TIMBER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH AN AX CAUSING HIM TO SMASH TWO FINGERS
EMP STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A SLIP ROLLER UNDER A SECTION OF BELT HE TWISTED HIS BACK
1983 · 7 incidents
EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE LONG AIRDOX MBC WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING SPRAIN TO HIS L.S. SPINAL AREA.
EE WAS PULLING AT TRACK RAIL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS WRIST CAUSING A PULLED TENSON ON 8-1-83. ON 8-4-83 THE SWELLING CAUSED HIM TO REPORT THE INCIDENT & SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE GOING THRU A STEEL DOOR IN THE 5TH SECTION. ON 8-2-83 HE REPORTED THE CONDITION WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO LOSE TIME & SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATISH WALL WHEN HE PICKED UP A CEMENT BLOCK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND, SMALL FINGER AGAINST A BLOCK BEING THROWN TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE CROSSING PARKING AREA AT MINESITE HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL
DRY FLOOR 42IN HEIGHT INJURED WAS SWINGING HAMMER AND STATED HE TWISTED LOWER BACK
INJURED GOT OFF SCOOP WITHOUT SETTING BRAKE SCOOP STGARTED TO MOVE HE ATTEMPTED TO BLOCK AHEAD WITH A POST SLIPPED AND SCOOP RAN OVER HAND