TOTAL FAILURE O0 INTERSECTION 2F 55 ROOM 9 SPLIT MEASUREMENT 30FT X 16 FT X 14 FT LAMINATED SANDSTONE SHALE SMALL COAL DRAW SLATE SUPPORTED BY 6 FT 3/4 IN BOLTS
Maple Creek No 2 Mine Coal
MSHA record for Maple Creek No 2 Mine (mine ID 3603425). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 85
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- Dec 1985
Reportable incidents
85 on file1985 · 22 incidents
INJURED WAS LIF7ING WITH HIS BACK A VENTILATION TUBE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS CUT7ING WITH TORCH TRYING TO RELEVE CONVEYOR FLIGHTS ON #66 CAR WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ENTER HIS LEFT EAR.
INJURED AND BUD8Y WERE INSTALLING 8 FT CONV. BOLTS IN LW RECOVERY AREA W/STOPER HAMMER WHEN OPER. REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL IN ROOF STOPER FELL AGAINST INJURED STRIKING HIS RT LEG
INJURED WAS TRAMMING PORTAL BUS INBY, STRIKING NOLAN STOP-THIS CAUSED INJURED TO GO FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON FRAME OF PORTAL BUS.
INJURED WAS PLACING BONDS ON RAIL WITH RATCHET WHILE HOLDING BOND TO RAIL HE SWUNG THE RATCHET MISSED THE BOND & STRUCK HIS FINGER.
INJURED & BUDDY WERE CARRYING SHIELD JACK-WHEN INJURED TRIPPED OVER ANOTHER JACK THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT HERE & FELL BACK WARDS & STRUCK HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM OF 20 TON TACK
INJURED WAS IN BATHHOUSE READY TO LET HIS BASKET DOWN WHEN CO-WORKER WAS PULLING HIS BASKET UP & CHAIN BROKE STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD
INJURED WAS MOVING PORTA BUS TRUCKS IN MOTOR BARN W/CHAIN WHEN HIS LT THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN & HOIST ON PB TRUCK
INJ CHANGING SLIDE ON HARP ON 831 MOTOR USING SCREWDRIVER.SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED STRIKING AND IMBEDDING INTO LEFT HAND.
INJURED THOUGHT HE TURNED OFF 2 IN AIR LINE AND TOOK VALVE OFF END AND COMPRESSED AIR WAS STILL ON HE MISTAKENLY TURNED WATER 4 IN OFF
INJURED WAS USING 1/2 IN CHAIN TO REMOVE BRETBY FROM CABLE TROUGH WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIT INJURED IN LEFT HAND
INJURED WAS LOADING SCRAP RAIL WITH COWORKER ONTO A MIEN TRUCK WHEN SHE DROPPED HER END OF RAIL STRIKING HER LT FOOT
INJURED WAS RELEASINGG A JACK WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE BAR KICKED BACK STRIKING HIS UPPER LIP. (WORKING ON LONG AIR DOX.
INJ HELPING TO REMOVE 4\ SIDEBOLT WHEN CO-WORKER SLID HEADER BLOCK UP BOLT TO USE AS HAMMER TO STRIKE AGAINST BOLT TO LOOSEN.INJ HAD HAND HOLDING PLATE OF BOLT WHEN CO-WORKER STRUCK HEADER BLO CK AGIANST PLATE STRIKING INJ FINGER.
FAILURE OF INTERSECTION AT 2 RT.54 RM 47 X-CUT MEASUREMENT 16 X 16 X 6 12\\ WILD COAL 12\\SLATE 30\\W COAL 14\\ SLATE 4\\ SANDROCK.SUPPORTED BY 5\ RESIN BOLTS.
INJURED WAS REPLACING THE LEAD ON POLE ON A LOCO 831 HE WAS TIGHTENING A SCREW WITH A KNIFE WHEN THE BLADE CLOSED CATCHING HIS FINGER
TOTAL FAILURE OF INTERSECTION AT 2 FLAT 52 RM 54 SPLIT-MEASURED 8\ X 40\ X 30\ LAMINATED SANDSTONE SHALE-WILD COAL -DRAW SLATE.
FALL OF ROOF FAILURE INTERSECTION 9XC 30 ROOM 6 FLAT MEASURENT 30 X 30 X 12 CONTIST OF LAMINATED SHALE AND ROOF COAL BOLT CONSIATED OF 6\ RESIN.
INJ WAS CARRYING 4 IN PIPE WITH 3 FELLOW EMPLOYES INSTEAD OF SETTING PIPE DOWN THEY DROPPED IT FROM THE SHOULDER THE PIPE BOUNCED AND STRUCK INJURED ON SAFETY TOE OF LT FOOT
INJ AND COWORKER WERE OPER FLETCHER AT THE FACE COWORKER INSERTING STEEL INTO HOLE STRUCK THE BACK OF HOLE AS INSERTED CAUSING IT TO BOW AND RELEASE THE HEAD WAS BROUGHT DOWN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SEPARATE AND FALL AND STRIKE INJURED ON FACE EYE
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD GARBAGE BAG INTO DUMPSTER WHEN HE SLIPPED TO T HE GROUND & FELL ON HIS RT HAND.
1984 · 30 incidents
FALL OF ROOF 2 MAN 4 FLAT A TRK 17/18 BELT ENTRY-MEASUREMENT 35LTS 16\ WIDTH X 5/6\ HT. CONSISTING OF 5/6\ OF SLATE - ROOF SUPPORTED BY 10\ X3/4 CONBENTIONAL BOLTS WITH WOOD SUPPORTERS. CONBE OR BELT COBERED - PARTIAL DAMAGE TO BELT DRIVE.
TOTAL FAILURE AT INTERSECTION OF 8 FLAT 10 ROOM 16XC-MEASURMENT 16\W X 16\ LGX 16\ HIGH-STRATA CONSIST OF; LAMINATED SHALE, WILD COAL, AND ROOF COAL, SUPPORTED BY 6\ RESIN BOLTS.
INJURED WAS REMOVING 1" HYD HOSE FROM FLETCHER WITH PIPE WRENCH-WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & FITTING ON FLETCHER DRILL.
UNJ WAS CUTTING CLAMP OFF OF JUNCTION BOX WITH HACK SAW THE SAW SLIPPED AND CUT INTO HIS LT THUMB AND NAIL
UNJURED AND BUDDY WERE DRILLING WITH TRS BUDDY COMPLETED DRILLIN A HOLE AS BUDDY DROPPED HEAD THE STEEL FINISHER CAME OUT OF EXTENSION STRIKING THE ROTATING HEAD AND WENT ACROSS STRIKING INJU ON CHIN
INJ WAS WALKING TOWARD HEADGATE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON #3 SHIELD CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND PALM OF HAND SPRAINING WRIST HE WAS LOOKING AT HEADGATE AREA
INJ WAS WALKING ON #70 SHIELD WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF SHIELD TOES AND WENT IN BETWEEN RAMP BARS OF RAMP JACK HIS MOMENTUM CARRIED HIM FORWARD TWISTING HIS KNEE
INJURED WAS PUTTING TOOLS IN TOOL BOX WHEN LID FROM TOOL BOX FELL STRIKING RT HAND
INJURED WAS ROLLING 36\BOLT ONTO KERSEY SCOOP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROLL OF BELT AND SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET.
INJURED WAS PICKING UP END OF RAIL WITH BUDDY-RAIL TURNED IN HAND CAUSING PAIN & BURNING XXXXXTO RT FOREARM
INJURED SLIPPED ON CAB OF 24 JOY LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL CAUSING HIM TO JAM LEFT THUMB ON MINE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS THROWING A FIBERCRETE THRU 2 HOLES IN A BLOCK STOPPING AS HE THREW THE BLOCK THRU THE HOLE, HE PINCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FIBERCRIB AND THE BLOCK STOPPING.
AS INJ GOT OUT OF MOTOR HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE
INJURED WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER PUTTING A PUSH BLOCK THRU, WHEN A PIECE OF THE RIB FELL INTO HIS CAB STRIKING INJURED ON RT SHOULDER
INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE LOADING PINNING SUPPLIES ONTO FACE CONVEYOR TO DELIVER TO FACE AREA. ALL THE PINS & JACKS WERE TIED DOWN EXCEPT FOR JACK, AS THE FACE CONV. WAS STARTED THE JACK THAT W AS NOT TIED DOWN CAUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE PANLINE & FLIPPED UP OUT OF THE PANLINE STRIKING INJURED ALONG SIDE OF HEAD.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A STARTED STEEL FROM ROOF & STEEL SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN HEAD OF FLETCHER & STEEL.
INJURED WAS HOLDING REEL COMPARTMENT ON #39 S/C WHEN HE DROPPED LID HE CAUGHT LEFT HAND WITH LID ON S/C FRAME CAUSING INJURY TO FINGERS.
INJURED CLAIMS AS HE WAS LOWERING HIS BASKET WITH CHAIN PREPARING TO DRESS INTO HIS WORK CLOTHES A CRESENT WRENCH FELL FROM HIS BASKET & STRUCK HIS LEFT SMALL TOE. HE HAD HIS SHOES OFF.
INJURED WAS THROWING SWITCH WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT FOOT ON SIDE OF SWITCH LEVER.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS AND THROWING A CRIB BLOCK ALWAY SIDE A SECTION OF PANLINE WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN END AT CRIB 6 BLOCK & END OF HANDRAIL OF SPILLPLATE ON PANLINE.
INJURED CO WORKER WERE LOADING 15\ RAILS ONTO FLATTRUCK INJURED LOST HIS FOOTING AND SAID HE FELT HIS KNEE POP RAIL DID NOT STRIKE INJURED ON LEGS.
A 10\ VENT TUBE STARTED TO ROLL OF A SHUTTLE CAR INJURED ATTENPTED TO CATCH IT WHEN A PIECE AND FIBERGLASS BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A STACK DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE ROOF WITH HIS BARE HANDS. THE DRILL STEEL WAS HOT WHEN INJURED GRABBED THE DRILL STEEL.
INJ WAS REMOVING TRIP DRAG FROM LAST WAGON ON TRIP DRAG WAS HANGING ON WAGON WHILE REMOVING TRIP DRAG IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS FELL STRIKING HIS RT SMALL TOE
INJ AND BUDDY WERE INSTALLING 12FT BOLTS WITH STOPE HAMMER INJ WAS OPERATING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING INJ ON RT MIDDLE FINGER
INJ WAS WALKING FROM E/D HIT HEAD ON HEADER BLOCK KNOCKING INJURED DOWN TO MINE FLOOR THE ROOF WAS LOW IN THE AREA
FALL OF ROOF MEASURMENT 20\X20\X20\ OVER RIDING GOB FALL CONSIST OF DOWN SLATE & SHALE COAL SUPPORTED BY 6\5/8" BOLTS. RIB ROLLED OVER STRIKING MINER CAB KNOCKING POWER OFF THE MACHINE. CABLE EXAMINED POWER WAS RESTORED THE PLACE STARTED WORKING & THE PLACE FELL IN COVERING UP MACHINE.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING CRIB ON TOP OF A FALL AND AS HE LOWERED A CRIB FROM HIS SHOULDER TO THE BASE OF THE FALL HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CRIB AND THE FALL
INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO BLOCK TRACK IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING A BUNDLE OF WEDGES WITH AN AXE HE CUT HIS LEFT FOOT. THE INJURY WAS CAUSED BY THE GLANCING BLOW OF THE AXE OFF THE WEDGES
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF KNOCKING DOWN A HOLLOW BLOCK STOPPING W/BAR DURING A RAMP MOVE WHEN A BLOCK DISLODGED FROM THE TOP OF THE STOPPING AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND & THUMB
1983 · 33 incidents
INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS-BUDDY\S WRENCH CAME OUT OF DRILL HEAD & STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD & BODY.
INJURED WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK HEADING IN 8F 6 ROOM WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL TWISTING HIS RT. ANKLE.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL ALONG RT RIB TO EXTEND LINE CANVAS WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE RIB.
INJURED WAS KNOCKING PIN FROM JACK USING HAMMER & PUNCHM WHEN STRUCK PUNCH W/HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW FROM PINCH STRIKING INJURING IN RT HAND.
INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE LIFTING TIMBER OFF KERSEY CAR TIMBER ROLLED OFF ONTO HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO SMALL FINGER.
INJURED WAS WALKING THRU X CUT TRIPPED OVER CEMENT BLOCK & FELL ON SELF RESCUER AN RIGHT SIDE OF HIP AREA
INJURED & BUDDY WERE TAKING 4" STEEL PIPE OUT OF X-CUT 180C TO B TRACK THRU A STOPPING WHEN BUDDY PUSHED CATCHING INJURED RT HAND BETWEEN 2 JOINTS OF STEEL PIPE.
INJURED WAS OPER. TRIP LOCO. ON EMPTY TRIP PASSING 1 MAIN MOTOR BARN. HE RAISED HIS HEAD STRIKING ROOF HARD HAT WAS SMASHED SAFETY GLASSES BROKE -LACERATION RT SIDE SCALP.
INJURED WAS CHANGING THREAD BAR ON LOCO THE BAR SLIPPED CAUING THE INJURED TO CATCH HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE LOCO & THREAD BAR.
INJURED WAS OPER. 13 TON HAULING ROCK DUST WAGONS INTO B-88 WHEN WAGONS PICKED SWITCH AT RM B-88 CAUSING WAGONS & LOCO. TO DERAIL JOSTLING INJURED IN CAB OF LOCO.
INJURED WAS OPERATING MOTOR GOING INTO 2F53 ROOM SECTION HIS MOTOR PICKED THE SWITCH DERAILING MOTOR AGAINST WIDE SIDE AGAINST RIB INJURED WAS THROWN AGAINST THE WIDE SIDE SAND BOX
CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE CUTTING HARD ROCK & DRAWSLATE DURING ADVANCE OF THE FACE CAUSED A GAS IGNITION WHEN CUTTING HEAD NEARED THE BOTTOM OF THE FLAME AFTER WATER SPRAYS FAILED.
INJURED WAS THROWN CRIB BLOCK INTO VERSEY CAR-HIS BUDDY WAS BEHIND HIM ALSO LAODING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN INJURED THREW HIS BLOCK HIS BUDDY ALSO THREW ONE AND CAUSED INJURED TO GET HIS THUMB SQUEE ZE BETWEEN BOTH BLOCKS.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING 2" SUCTION HYD HOSE IN PUMP COMP. A FEEDER CRUSHER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RTT WRIST ON HOSE CLAMP.
TOTAL FAILURE OF 3 BLOCKS & 4 INTERSECTIONS AT 2M 6RT ST 31/34 SPLIT-MEASUREMENT 220FTX16FTX12IN TO 15FT HT ROOF BOLTS RESIN 6FTX3/4IN MATERIAL FALLEN 11TO15FT GRAY SHALE-WILD COAL-10INLAMINAT ED SHALE
INJURED WAS PRYING CONVEYOR UP ON STAMLER FEEDER WHEN HIS BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYELID HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES
OPERATING PORTAL BUS AND WAS PARKING IT ON SHAFT BOTTOM.WHEN HE DOGGED POLE,HARP SHUNT CAME IN CONTACT WITH METAL SIDE OF BUS.SHUNT WAS ENERGIZED AS IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH BARE METAL CAUSIN G ELECTRIC ARC.TROLLEY WIRE WAS GUARDED AND EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING BRAKE SHOES ON LOCOMOTIVE HE COULD NOT GET BIN-IN TOLD BUDDY TO HOLD SHOE BUT IT SLIPPED OUT OF BUDDY\S HANDS SQUEEZING FINGER BETWEEN SHOE & RAIL.
FALL OF ROOF-MEASURING 16\X40\X8\-TOTAL FAILURE OF INTERSECTION AND 24\ OF CROSSCUT 52 TO51 ROOM 2 + 50 SPLIT-INCLUDING WILD COAL-LAMINATED SHALE & SANDSTONE.
USING SPIKE BAR TO REMOVE OLD SPIKES WHEN EXERTING PRESSURE ON SPIKE BAR HE FELL FORWARD STRIKING FINGER BETWEEN SPIKE BAR AND RAIL.
INJURED WAS LOADING HEADER BLOCKS ON HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HEADER BLOCK AND A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF.
TAKING BOLT OFF SHEAVER CUTTING MOTOR USING SOCKET OF BREAKER BAR AND PIPE OVER BAR.EMPL PUT FULL FORCE INTO \\BREAKING\\ BOLT LOOSE WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED,CAME OFF BOLT AND EMPL STRUCK THUMB AGA INST PANLINE.
INJ WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLCAR TO CONT MINER WHEN HE STATED HE HIT THE RIB AND HIS RT FOOT CAME OUT OF THE CAR PINNING HIS RT FOOT BETWEEN RIB AND SHUTTLECAR
INJ AND BUDDY WERE WORKING ON FLETCHER DRILL INSTALLING MOTOR AND CLAIMS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG
INJURED WAS OBSERVING MECHANBIC INSTALL NEW SUCTION HOSE ON CRUSHER WHEN DRILL STEEL ROLLED OFF MACHINE CAUSING ONE END TO FLIP UP STRIKING INJURED ON RT. EYE.
INJURED WAS STANDING UNDER #4 SHIELD HELPING SHOVELER AT HEADGATE WHEN HOSE BLEW OFF AIR HAMMER STRIKING INJURED IN LEFT EYE (WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES)
INJURED TRAMMED LOADED BUGGY ONTO RAMP TO DUMP INTO WAGON AS HE GRBBED CAR PULL CONTROLS HE WAS SHOCKED - THERE WAS A SMALL EXIT WOULD ON ROOF FINGER LEFT HAND WHERE ELECTRICITY CAME THRU
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING-PUSHING PIN IN ROOF-ROOF PLATE SLIPPED STRIKING INJURED ON SMALL FINGER.
INJURED HAD JUST CHANGED INTO WORK CLOTHES AND WAS WALKING TO BASKET HANGER TO PULL IT UP WHEN THE STRUCK HIS RT FOOT AGAINST BENCH.
FRICTION IGNITION-HIDDEN CLAY VEIN EXPOSED ON FIRST SHUTTLE CAR OF CUT-HEAD OF MINER CUT TO MINE FLOOR,SPARK FROM THE BITS IGNITED METHANE.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING TRU FLETCHER-POLE CAME OFF WIRE GOT CAUGHT IN GUARD BOARD- GUARD BOARD FELL STRIKING INJURED ON RT SIDE FACE.
INJURED WAS WORKING TAKING TRACK OUT OF SECTION. AT THE TIME WAS LOADING FISH PLATES ON MINE TRUCK WHEN ON EPLATE DROPPED ON LT. FOOT WAS WEARING METARSALES.
FAILURE-16\ X 65\ X 8-LAMINATED SHALE-WILD COAL SUPPORTED BY CONVENTIONAL BOLTS-5\ X 3/4\\.
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