INJURED WAS LOADING COAL FROM CHUTE WHEN A LARGE LUMPE OF COAL STRUCK HIS FINGER CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION OF HIS FINGER.
#2 Slope Coal
MSHA record for #2 Slope (mine ID 3601789). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1989–1990
- Latest incident
- Jan 1990
Reportable incidents
5 on file1990 · 1 incident
1989 · 4 incidents
WHILE BLASTING ROCK IN THE SKIDMORE ROCK TUNNEL, A SUPPORT PROP UNDER THE MAIN BRIDGE SET SHIFTED RESULTING IN A ROOF FALL WHICH CLOSED THE MAIN GANGWAY AND CONSTRICTED THE NORMAL VENTILATING CURRENT.
WHILE WORKING IN A LOW CLEARANCE AREA. EMPLOYEE STRUCK TOP OF HIS HEAD ON BEAM WHICH SNAPPED HIS NECK BACK. WHICH CAUSED SEVERE PAIN IN HI NECK AND SHOULDERS AWING WITH NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT ARM AND FINGERS.
WHILE STANDING IN COAL CHUTE WAITING FOR COAL CARS TO ARRIVE INJURED WAS STRUCK ON NOSE BY AIRBORNE PIECE OF COAL.HIS PARTNER WAS STRIKING LARGE COAL LUMP WITH SLEDGE HAMMER IN ADJACENT SLANT APPROX 10 FT AWAY.
INJURED WAS INVOLVED IN LOADING OPERATIONS AT FACE BATTERY.WHILE PRYING A LARGE LUMP OF COAL WHICH HAD JAMMED IN THE DRAW HOLE,THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG ABOV E THE KNEE.A DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND OF THE RIGHT LEG RESULTED.
The full compliance file on #2 Slope
A dated report covering the 26-year penalty trail, line-item violation pattern, contest and docket posture, rate-normalized peer benchmark, and full fatality history. Delivered as a PDF with the underlying data as CSV.