WHILE MINING IN THE FIRST LEFT SECTION CROSS CUT 3 TO 4 EMPLOYEE FINISHED THE CUT AND POSITIONED HIMSELF INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN LARGE SLAB OF ROOF FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE CAUSING FATAL INJ URIES.
Solar No 7Coal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Aug 2001
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)2001 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING SLOPE BELT USING A HAMMER WITH TAPE AND GROVES CUT IN HANDLE. EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING BOTTOM HANGERS AND HAMMER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER, PULLING HAND INTO BELT. E MPLOYEE WAS WEARING A WATCH WHICH CAUSED INJURIES WHEN HE PULLED HAND AND WRIST OUT.
2 MECHANICS WERE CLEANING FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRAYS ON SIDE OF MINER. THEY HAD THEIR MANTRIP PARKED BESIDE MINER AT AN INTERSECTION. ALONG SIDE MANTRIP WAS A CANVAS CHECK-FOREMAN WAS OPERATING S COOP, REMOVING GOB FROM FACE OF #1 ENTRY AND HE DROVE SCOOP THROUGH CHECK LIFTING MANTRIP WITH SCOOP PUSHING MANTRIP INTO LEG OF MECHANIC.
EE WAS REPLACING HEAD JACK ON FLETCHER BOLTER. EE WAS USING A DRILL STEEL AS A PRYBAR. BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE SMASHED LEFT THUMB.
2000 · 10 incidents
WHILE HELPING CHANGE 100 HP MOTOR ON BELT DRIVE EMPLOYEE HAD SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAME.
EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC, MECHANIC WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE PINS AND PIN FLEW, STRIKING VICTUM IN FOREHEAD.
AREA WHERE ROOF FALL OCCURED IS TRANSITION FROM SAWSTONE TO FIRM SLATE AND 42"" ROOF BOLTS WHERE INSTALLED.
WHILE CLEANING ROCK OFF MINER EMPLOYEE HAND SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGEER ON ROCK REQUIRING STITCHES.
SLATE ROOF WITH SLICK IN SIDE ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE WITH 42"" RESIN BOLTS INSTALLED INT HIS AREA.
EE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH DISCOMFORT AND PAIN HAS INCREASED WHERE DOCTOR'S ATTENTION IS NEEDED.
EE WAS SPREADING CALICUM IN TRACK ENTRY EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT KNEE ON EDGE AT MOTOR MANTRIP.
WHILE CRAWLING OVER POST PILE ON PILLAR SECTION. FOREMAN'S HAND SLIPPED AND POSTS ROLLED AND EE FELL AGAINST POST PILE BREAKING RIB.
WHILE INSTALLING 48"" RESIN BOLTS IN LOW CONDITIONS EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. AFTER EXAMINATION BY FAMILY DR. IT WAS FOUND PAIN WAS CAUSED BY A RUPTURE.