Mining Incidents

Solar No 7Coal

Genesis Inc · Underground
Controlled by John P Garcia
Hooversville, Somerset County, PA · Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 3605123
Fatalities
1
Total incidents
14
Years on record
2000–2001
Latest incident
Aug 2001

Fatalities at this mine

1 recorded
Struck by falling object

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.

Reportable incidents

13 on file (excluding fatalities above)

2001 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.

Struck by powered moving object

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.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

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

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HELPING CHANGE 100 HP MOTOR ON BELT DRIVE EMPLOYEE HAD SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND FRAME.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC, MECHANIC WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE PINS AND PIN FLEW, STRIKING VICTUM IN FOREHEAD.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING 6' POST EE PULLED MUSCLE IN RT. SHOULDER.

Accident type, without injuries

AREA WHERE ROOF FALL OCCURED IS TRANSITION FROM SAWSTONE TO FIRM SLATE AND 42"" ROOF BOLTS WHERE INSTALLED.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING ROCK OFF MINER EMPLOYEE HAND SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGEER ON ROCK REQUIRING STITCHES.

Accident type, without injuries

SLATE ROOF WITH SLICK IN SIDE ABOVE ANCHORAGE ZONE WITH 42"" RESIN BOLTS INSTALLED INT HIS AREA.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH DISCOMFORT AND PAIN HAS INCREASED WHERE DOCTOR'S ATTENTION IS NEEDED.

Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS SPREADING CALICUM IN TRACK ENTRY EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT KNEE ON EDGE AT MOTOR MANTRIP.

Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CRAWLING OVER POST PILE ON PILLAR SECTION. FOREMAN'S HAND SLIPPED AND POSTS ROLLED AND EE FELL AGAINST POST PILE BREAKING RIB.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

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.